¹⁷And ⁿwhen I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But ^oHe laid His right hand on me, saying ⁹to me, “Do not be afraid; ^pI am the First and the Last. ¹⁸^qI am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, ^rI am alive forevermore. Amen. And ^sI have the keys of ¹Hades 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

9NU, M omit to me
1Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm

Cross references

n Ezek. 1:28
o Dan. 8:18; 10:10, 12
p Is. 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev. 2:8; 22:13
q Rom. 6:9; Rev. 2:8; 10:6; 15:7
r Rev. 4:9
s Ps. 68:20

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

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