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 Il avait dans sa main droite sept étoiles. De sa bouche sortait une épée aiguë, à deux tranchants; et son visage était comme le soleil lorsqu’il brille dans sa force.

17 Quand je le vis, je tombai à ses pieds comme mort. Il posa sur moi sa main droite, en disant: Ne crains point!Je suis le premier et le dernier,

18 et le vivant. J’étais mort; et voici, je suis vivant aux siècles des siècles.Je tiens les clefs de la mort et du séjour des morts.

19 Écris donc les choses que tu as vues, et celles qui sont, et celles qui doivent arriver après elles,

20 le mystère des sept étoiles que tu as vues dans ma main droite, et des sept chandeliers d’or. Les sept étoiles sontles anges des sept Églises, et les sept chandeliers sont les sept Églises.

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What Does Revelation 1:18 Mean?

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