Revelation 1:13-16
New King James Version
13 (A)and in the midst of the seven lampstands (B)One like the Son of Man, (C)clothed with a garment down to the feet and (D)girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and (E)hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and (F)His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 (G)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and (H)His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 (I)He had in His right hand seven stars, (J)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (K)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Revelation 1:13-16
Living Bible
13 And standing among them was one who looked like Jesus, who called himself the Son of Man,[a] wearing a long robe circled with a golden band across his chest. 14 His hair was white as wool or snow,[b] and his eyes penetrated like flames of fire. 15 His feet gleamed like burnished bronze, and his voice thundered like the waves against the shore. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand and a sharp, double-bladed sword in his mouth,[c] and his face shone like the power of the sun in unclouded brilliance.
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- Revelation 1:13 like Jesus, who called himself the Son of Man, literally, “like unto a Son of Man.” John recognizes him from having lived with him for three years, and from seeing him in glory at the Transfiguration.
- Revelation 1:14 His hair was white as wool or snow, literally, “His head—the hair—was white like wool.”
- Revelation 1:16 in his mouth, literally, “came out from his mouth.”
Revelation 1:13-16
New American Standard Bible
13 and (A)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one (B)like [a]a son of man, (C)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and (D)wrapped around the chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His (E)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and (F)His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His (G)feet were like [b]burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His (H)voice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held (I)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a (J)sharp two-edged sword; and His (K)face was like (L)the sun [c]shining in its strength.
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- Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man
- Revelation 1:15 Or fine brass
- Revelation 1:16 Lit shines
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