Revelation 1:17
15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
16 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.
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
19 Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
- ASV
- And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
- DARBY
- And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
- BLB
- And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He placed His right hand upon me, saying, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- ÅB
- Og da jeg så ham, falt jeg ned for hans føtter som en død, og han la sin høyre hånd på meg og sa:
- OTB
- Da jeg så ham, falt jeg ned for hans føtter som livløs. Da la han sin høyre hånd på meg og sa: "Frykt ikke. Jeg er den første og den siste,
- B1930
- Og da jeg så ham, falt jeg ned for hans føtter som en død, og han la sin høire hånd på mig og sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
Read in contextDaniel 10:8–10
So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
Read in contextRevelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Read in contextDaniel 8:17–18
As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Read in contextIsaiah 48:12
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:4
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
Read in contextRevelation 2:8
To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
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