16 (A)In his right hand he held seven stars, (B)from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and (C)his face was like the sun shining (D)in full strength.

17 (E)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But (F)he laid his right hand on me, (G)saying, “Fear not, (H)I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. (I)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (J)I have the keys of Death and Hades.

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