Revelation 1:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if dead. But He laid His right hand on me and said, Do not be afraid! I am the First and the Last, [Isa. 44:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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,

Common English Bible

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he put his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m the first and the last,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet, like one who is dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And when I had seen 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,

Revelation 1:17 Cross References

Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

Psalm 139:5

You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

Exodus 14:13

But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today, for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again.

Exodus 20:20

Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”

Exodus 3:6

He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Isaiah 41:10

do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:4

Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am first and will be with the last.

Isaiah 44:6

Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; besides me there is no god.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.

Lamentations 3:57

You came near when I called on you; you said, “Do not fear!”

Ezekiel 1:28

Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendor all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking.

Daniel 10:12

He said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.

Daniel 10:15

While he was speaking these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear, and I tremble within; my lips quiver at the sound. Rottenness enters into my bones, and my steps tremble beneath me. I wait quietly for the day of calamity to come upon the people who attack us.

Matthew 14:27

But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Matthew 28:4

For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.

Matthew 28:5

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

John 13:23

One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close to his heart;

John 21:20

Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”

Revelation 1:11

saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

Revelation 1:4

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 2:8

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life:

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”