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Revelation 1:17–18

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17And swhen I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And the laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, uFear not; vI am the first and the last: 18wI am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, xI am alive for evermore, Amen; and yhave zthe keys of ahell and of death.

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Revelation 1:17: When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last …”

Footnotes

  1. sSee Ezek. 1:28. & Luke 1:12.
  2. uSee Matt. 14:27.
  3. vSee ver. 11.
  4. wch. 2:8. So Rom. 6:9.
  5. xSee ch. 4:9.
  6. ySo John 5:21 1 Thess. 4:14. See Deut. 32:39. & ch. 3:7. Comp. Wisd. 16:13.
  7. zch. 9:1. & 20:1.
  8. aSee 1 Cor. 15:55. Comp. Job 28:22.

Cross references

  1. tDan. 8:18. & 9:21. & 10:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.

NLTNew Living Translation

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person, and he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last, and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.