^16 (A)In his right hand he held seven stars, ^(B)from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and ^(C)his face was like the sun shining ^(D)in full strength.

^17 (E)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But ^(F)he laid his right hand on me, ^(G)saying, “Fear not, ^(H)I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ and the living one. ^(I)I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and ^(J)I have the keys of Death and Hades.