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17 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He put his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the One who lives; I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys to death and to the place of the dead. 19 So write the things you see, what is now and what will happen later.

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17 And (A)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But (B)He laid His right hand on me, saying [a]to me, “Do not be afraid; (C)I am the First and the Last. 18 (D)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, (E)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And (F)I have the keys of [b]Hades and of Death. 19 [c]Write the things which you have (G)seen, (H)and the things which are, (I)and the things which will take place after this.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
  2. Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
  3. Revelation 1:19 NU, M Therefore, write

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.

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