KJV King James Version
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:
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Revelation 1:17
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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,
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, ‘Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,
Surrounding context — Revelation 1
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.
16 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.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandὅτεG3753 · hotewhenεἶδονG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandαὐτόν,G846 · autosit/s/heἔπεσαG4098 · piptōto collapseπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenνεκρός,G3498 · nekrosdeadκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔθηκενG5087 · tithēmito placeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεξιὰνG1188 · dexiosrightαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἐμὲG1473 · egōI/weλέγωνG3004 · legōto sayμὴG3361 · mēnotφοβοῦ.G5399 · phobeōto fearἐγώG1473 · egōI/weεἰμιG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρῶτοςG4413 · prōtosfirstκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔσχατοςG2078 · eschatoslast/least
Cross-references
Isaiah 44:6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God.Revelation 22:13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.Daniel 10:8-10Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.Daniel 8:17-18So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision.Isaiah 41:4Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he.Isaiah 48:12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;Daniel 10:17-19For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw [it], I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Revelation 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.Mark 16:5-6And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.Matthew 17:2-7And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.Luke 24:37-39But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.Daniel 10:15And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.Daniel 10:12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.Matthew 28:4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men].Exodus 20:20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
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