Revelation 1:17 — Compare 3 English translations

Revelation 1:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

καὶ kaí G2532 and ὅτε hóte G3753 when εἶδον horáō G3708 to see αὐτόν autós G846 he ἔπεσα píptō G4098 to fall πρὸς prós G4314 to τοὺς ho G3588 the πόδας poús G4228 foot αὐτοῦ autós G846 he ὡς hōs G5613 as νεκρός nekrós G3498 dead καὶ kaí G2532 and ἔθηκεν títhēmi G5087 to place τὴν ho G3588 the δεξιὰν dexiós G1188 right αὐτοῦ autós G846 he ἐπ’ epí G1909 upon ἐμὲ egṓ G1473 I λέγων légō G3004 to say μὴ mḗ G3361 not φοβοῦ phobéō G5399 to fear ἐγώ egṓ G1473 I εἰμι eimí G1510 to be ὁ ho G3588 the πρῶτος prōtos G4413 first καὶ kaí G2532 and ὁ ho G3588 the ἔσχατος éschatos G2078 last

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World English Bible Public Domain

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,
King James Version Public Domain

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:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man, but he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Revelation 1:17 — compare English translations

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