Revelation 1:17

New American Bible - revised edition

When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,

Cross References

Genesis 15:1

Some time afterward, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great.

Psalm 139:5

Behind and before you encircle me and rest your hand upon me.

Exodus 14:13

But Moses answered the people, “Do not fear! Stand your ground and see the victory the Lord will win for you today. For these Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again.

Exodus 20:20

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

Exodus 3:6

I am the God of your father, he continued, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. The Call and Commission of Moses.

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear: I am with you; do not be anxious: 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 these deeds? Who has called forth the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and at the last I am he.

Isaiah 44:6

Thus says the Lord, Israel’s king, its redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, I am the last; there is no God but me.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I called! I, it is I who am the first, and am I the last.

Lamentations 3:57

You drew near on the day I called you; you said, “Do not fear!”

Ezekiel 1:28

Just like the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day so was the appearance of brilliance that surrounded him. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speak.

Daniel 10:12

“Do not fear, Daniel,” he continued; “from the first day you made up your mind to acquire understanding and humble yourself before God, your prayer was heard. Because of it I started out,

Daniel 10:15

While he was speaking thus to me, I fell forward and kept silent.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear, and my body trembles; at the sound, my lips quiver. Decay invades my bones, my legs tremble beneath me. I await the day of distress that will come upon the people who attack us.

Matthew 14:27

At once [Jesus] spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Matthew 28:4

The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men.

Matthew 28:5

Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified.

John 13:23

One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus’ side.

John 21:20

Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?”

Revelation 1:11

which said, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 1:4

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

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.” The First Vision.

Revelation 2:8

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna, write this: “‘The first and the last, who once died but came to life, says this:

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”