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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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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ζῶν,zōnLiving [One],G2198 →
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νεκρὸςnekrosdeadG3498 →
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ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
ζῶνzōnlivingG2198 →
εἰμιeimiI amG1510 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
αἰῶναςaiōnasagesG165 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
αἰώνωνaiōnōnagesG165 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἔχωechōI haveG2192 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
κλεῖςkleiskeysG2807 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θανάτουthanatouof DeathG2288 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
ᾅδου.hadouof Hades.G86 →

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Romans 6:9For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.Romans 14:8–9If 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.Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.Revelation 3:7To 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 22:22I 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.Daniel 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.Hebrews 12:2Let 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.Revelation 20:1–2Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.Hebrews 7:16one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.Matthew 16:19I 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.”Philippians 3:10I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,Galatians 2:20I 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.Hebrews 1:3The 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 high.2 Corinthians 5:15And 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.Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.2 Corinthians 5:14–15For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

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