NET
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:
Darby
8 And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:
KJV
8 “And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;”