Revelation 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Revelation 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Revelation 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Revelation 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Revelation 1:18 — World English Bible
Revelation 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Revelation 1:18 — American Standard Version
Revelation 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death.”
Revelation 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Revelation 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. ”
Revelation 1:18 — Darby Translation
Revelation 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And am aliue, but I was dead: and beholde, I am aliue for euermore, Amen: and I haue the keyes of hell and of death.”
Revelation 1:18 — Geneva Bible
Revelation 1:18 in Context — Revelation 1
16 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.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 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.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
What Does Revelation 1:18 Mean?
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