18I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.


In Context

15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.

16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

19 "Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.

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

Revelation 1:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:18and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And alive, and was dead, and behold I am living for ever and ever, and have the keys of death and of hell.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18and 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:18and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18and 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for ever more, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.