Revelation 1:17-19
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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(A) 18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(B) 19 Now write what you have seen, what is, and what is to take place after this.
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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.
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