Revelation 1:18 “the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and eve…”

Revelation 1:18

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

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Cross references

“that liveth”

Romans 6:9 Hebrews 7:25 Galatians 2:20 Job 19:25 2 Corinthians 13:4 John 14:19

Romans 6:9 · BSB

For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.

Hebrews 7:25 · BSB

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

Galatians 2:20 · BSB

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Job 19:25 · BSB

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

2 Corinthians 13:4 · BSB

For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.

John 14:19 · BSB

In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

“was”

Hebrews 12:2 Hebrews 1:3 Romans 14:8 Romans 14:9 2 Corinthians 5:14 2 Corinthians 5:15

Hebrews 12:2 · BSB

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.

Hebrews 1:3 · BSB

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on h…

Romans 14:8 · BSB

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.

Romans 14:9 · BSB

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

2 Corinthians 5:14 · BSB

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

2 Corinthians 5:15 · BSB

And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.

“I am alive”

Hebrews 7:16 Revelation 4:9 Revelation 5:14

Hebrews 7:16 · BSB

one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.

Revelation 4:9 · BSB

And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 5:14 · BSB

And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

“the keys”

Psalm 68:20 Revelation 3:7 Isaiah 22:22 Matthew 16:19 Revelation 20:14 Revelation 9:1

Psalm 68:20 · BSB

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

Revelation 3:7 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 22:22 · BSB

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.

Matthew 16:19 · BSB

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Revelation 20:14 · BSB

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

Revelation 9:1 · BSB

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17When 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,

19Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.

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