Revelation 1:18

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Revelation 1:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

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ASV

American Standard Version

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

and the Living [One]. And I became dead, and behold I am living to the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Revelation 1

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.

¹⁹ Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.

²⁰ This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

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