Revelation 1:18

Death and loss Jesus Christ The resurrection Eternal life

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.

¹⁷ 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,

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.

²⁰ This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: and the Living One. And I became dead, and behold I am living to the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

ÅB: Frykt ikke! jeg er den første og den siste og den levende; og jeg var død, og se, jeg er levende i all evighet. Og jeg har nøklene til døden og til dødsriket.
OTB: og den levende; jeg var død, og se, jeg er levende i all evighet, og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.
B1930: Frykt ikke! jeg er den første og den siste og den levende; og jeg var død, og se, jeg er levende i all evighet. Og jeg har nøklene til døden og til dødsriket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 6:9
For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
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Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
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Romans 14:8–9
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
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Psalms 68:20
Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
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Revelation 3:7
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
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Isaiah 22:22
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
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Revelation 20:1–2
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
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Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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