Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living {forever and ever}, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
the living one. I was dead but look! I am alive forever and ever! I have the keys of Death and Hades.
A Conservative Version
and he who lives. And I became dead, and behold, I am living into the ages of the ages. Truly. And I have the keys of death and of Hades.
American Standard Version
and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am [now] alive forever and ever! And I possess the keys of death and of the unseen place of departed spirits.
Anderson New Testament
and I am he that lives; and I was dead, and be hold, I am alive from age to age: and I have the keys of hades and of death.
Bible in Basic English
And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.
Common New Testament
and the Living One; I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore! And I have the keys of death and Hades.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I am he that liveth; I was dead; but now you see I am alive for all eternity, amen; and I have the keys of the grave, and of death."
Darby Translation
and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
I am he who lives and was dead; and behold, I am living for ever and ever; and I have the keys of the unseen world, and of death.
Godbey New Testament
the living one, and I was dead; and, behold, I am alive unto the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Goodspeed New Testament
the living one. I was dead, yet here I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys of death and the underworld.
John Wesley New Testament
And he that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of death and of Hades.
Julia Smith Translation
And he living, and I was dead; and, behold, I am living for the times of times, Amen; and have the keys of hades and of death.
King James 2000
I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hades and of death.
Modern King James verseion
and the Living One, and I became dead, and behold, I am alive for ever and ever, Amen. And I have the keys of hell and of death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and am alive, and was dead. And behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death.
Moffatt New Testament
I was dead and here I am alive for evermore, holding the keys that unlock death and Hades.
Montgomery New Testament
I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore; and hold the keys of death and of Hades.
NET Bible
and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive -- forever and ever -- and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
New Heart English Bible
and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. I have the keys of Death and of hell.
Noyes New Testament
and he that liveth; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore; and I have the keys of death and the underworld.
Sawyer New Testament
and the living, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever; and I have the keys of death and of hades.
The Emphasized Bible
and the Living One, - and I became dead; - and lo! living, am I, unto the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and I am the living one, though I was dead and lo! I am alive for evermore, Amen; and I hold the keys of hell and of death.
Twentieth Century New Testament
the Everliving. I died, and I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of the Grave and of the Place of the Dead.
Webster
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Weymouth New Testament
I died; but I am now alive until the Ages of the Ages, and I have the keys of the gates of Death and of Hades!
Williams New Testament
yea, the ever-living One. I once was dead, but now I live forever and ever. I carry the keys of death and the underworld.
World English Bible
and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Worrell New Testament
and the Living One; and I was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore; and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Worsley New Testament
I am the first and the last, who live, though I was dead; and behold, I am alive for ever and ever, Amen, and have the keys of hades and of death.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death.
Themes
Amen » A word used to reenforce a statement
Christ » Conqueror of death » Carries the keys of the grave in his girdle
Conqueror over death » Carries the keys of the grave in his girdle
death » Christ conqueror of » Carries the keys of the grave in his girdle
death » Jesus Christ having the keys of death
natural Death » Conquered by Christ
Fear » Not » Life beyond the grave
Fear nots » Life beyond the grave
Hades » The unseen world, translated "hell" in av, but in the r. V. The word "hades" is retained
Hell » Jesus Christ having the keys of hell
Jesus Christ » History of » Appears to the apostle john (on patmos island)
Life » Lessons of » Out of death
Seven » Fear nots » Life beyond the grave
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » Of Christ and the golden lampstands
Topics
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Revelation 1:18
Devotionals containing Revelation 1:18
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 1:18
Images Revelation 1:18
Prayers for Revelation 1:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
John's Vision Of The Son Of Man
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person, and he placed his right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last, 18 and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living {forever and ever}, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore, write [the things] which you saw, and [the things] which are, and [the things] which are about to take place after these [things].
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Romans 6:9
knowing that Christ, [because he] has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him.
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore also he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, [because he] always lives in order to intercede on their behalf.
Revelation 4:9
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives {forever and ever},
Revelation 9:1
And the fifth angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him.
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven."
Hebrews 1:3
who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all [things] by the word of power. [When he] had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 12:2
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Revelation 3:7
"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "This is what the holy one, the true one, the one who has the key of David, the one who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one can open, says:
Revelation 20:14
And Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death--the lake of fire.
Job 19:25
But I myself know [that] my redeemer [is] alive, and [at the] last he will stand up upon {the earth}.
Psalm 18:46
Yahweh lives, and blessed [be] my rock, and may the God of my salvation be exalted--
Psalm 68:20
Our God [is] a God of deliverances, and to [the] Yahweh the Lord belong escapes from death.
Isaiah 22:22
And I will put the key of the house of David on his shoulder, and he shall open and no one [will be able to] shut; and he shall shut and no one [will be able to] open.
John 14:19
Yet a little [time] and the world will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.
Romans 14:8-9
For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ controls us, [because we] have concluded this: that one died for all; as a result all died.
2 Corinthians 13:4
For indeed, he was crucified because of weakness, but he lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him because of the power of God toward you.
Galatians 2:20
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:3
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Hebrews 7:16
who has become [a priest] not according to a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.
Revelation 5:14
And the four living creatures were saying, "Amen!" and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 20:1-2
And I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.