Revelation 1:16

14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

18 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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
KJV
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
WEB
He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
ASV
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
DARBY
and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
BLB
and having in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword is going forth out of His mouth; and His face [is] as the sun shining in its power.
ÅB
Og i sin høyre hånd hadde han syv stjerner, og av hans munn gikk det ut et tveegget skarpt sverd, og hans åsyn var som solen når den skinner i sin kraft.
OTB
I sin høyre hånd holdt han syv stjerner, og ut av hans munn kom et skarpt, tveegget sverd. Hans ansikt var som solen som skinner i sin fulle styrke.
B1930
Og i sin høire hånd hadde han syv stjerner, og av hans munn gikk det ut et tveegget skarpt sverd, og hans åsyn var som solen når den skinner i sin kraft.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 4:12

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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  • Revelation 2:12

    And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

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  • Revelation 19:15

    And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

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  • Revelation 2:16

    Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

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  • Ephesians 6:17

    And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

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  • Isaiah 49:2

    And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

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  • Revelation 19:21

    And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

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  • Matthew 17:2

    And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

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