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17 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. 18 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.[a]

19 “Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:18 Greek and Hades.
  2. 1:19 Or what you have seen and what they mean—the things that have already begun to happen.

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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