Revelation 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Revelation 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”

Revelation 1:18 — World English Bible

Revelation 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Revelation 1:18 — American Standard Version

Revelation 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Revelation 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Revelation 1:18 — Darby Translation

Revelation 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And am aliue, but I was dead: and beholde, I am aliue for euermore, Amen: and I haue the keyes of hell and of death.”

Revelation 1:18 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 1:18 in Context — Revelation 1

16 Y tenía en su diestra siete estrellas: y de su boca salía una espada aguda de dos filos. Y su rostro era como el sol cuando resplandece en su fuerza.

17 Y cuando yo le vi, caí como muerto á sus pies. Y él puso su diestra sobre mí, diciéndome: No temas: yo soy el primero y el último;

18 Y el que vivo, y he sido muerto; y he aquí que vivo por siglos de siglos, Amén. Y tengo las llaves del infierno y de la muerte:

19 Escribe las cosas que has visto, y las que son, y las que han de ser después de éstas:

20 El misterio de las siete estrellas que has visto en mi diestra, y los siete candeleros de oro. Las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete iglesias; y los siete candeleros que has visto, son las siete iglesias.

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What Does Revelation 1:18 Mean?

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