Revelation 1:17-20
English Standard Version
17 (A)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But (B)he laid his right hand on me, (C)saying, “Fear not, (D)I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. (E)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (F)I have the keys of Death and Hades. 19 (G)Write therefore (H)the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and (I)the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and (J)the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
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Revelation 1:17-20
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. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(I) and of the seven golden lampstands(J) is this: The seven stars are the angels[a] of the seven churches,(K) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(L)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
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