Revelation 1:16

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

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KJV

King James Version

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.

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WEB

World English Bible

He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

and having in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword is going forth out of His mouth; and His face [is] as the sun shining in its power.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Revelation 1

¹⁴ The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.

¹⁵ His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

¹⁶ He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

¹⁷ When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

¹⁸ the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

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