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Revelation 1:17-19
Contemporary English Version
Revelation 1:17-19
Contemporary English Version
17 (A) When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person. But he put his right hand on me and said:
Don't be afraid! I am the first, the last, 18 and the living one. I died, but now I am alive forever, and I have the keys to death and the world of the dead.[a] 19 Write what you have seen and what is and what will happen after these things.
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- 1.18 keys to death and the world of the dead: That is, power over death and the world of the dead.
Revelation 1:17-19
New International Version
Revelation 1:17-19
New International Version
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(A) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(B) and said: “Do not be afraid.(C) I am the First and the Last.(D) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(E) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(F) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(G)
19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(H) what is now and what will take place later.
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