Verse 18

I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Jeg er han som lever, og var død; og se, jeg lever i all evighet. Amen; og jeg har nøklene til døden og helvete.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og han som lever, og var død; og se, jeg er levende for evig og alltid, Amen; og jeg har nøklene til Hades og til døden.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg er han som lever, og var død; og se, jeg lever for alltid, Amen; og jeg har nøklene til døden og helvete.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Frykt ikke! Jeg er den første og den siste og den levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet! Amen. Jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og den levende; og jeg var død, og se, jeg er levende i all evighet, amen; og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  den levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet. Amen. Og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  jeg er den som lever, men var død; og se, jeg lever i all evighet. Amen. Og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg er den levende, som var død, men se, nå lever jeg i all evighet. Amen. Jeg har nøklene til både dødsriket og helvetet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  og den levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet! Amen. Jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  og den levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet! Amen. Jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  den levende. Jeg var død, og se, jeg lever i evigheters evighet, amen. Og jeg har nøklene til dødsriket og døden.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Revelation.1.18", "source": "Καὶ ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρὸς· καὶ, ἰδοὺ, ζῶν εἰμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν· καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ ᾅδου καὶ τοῦ θανάτου.", "text": "And the one *zōn*, and I *egenomēn* *nekros*; and, *idou*, *zōn* I am into the *aiōnas* of the *aiōnōn*, *Amēn*; and I *echō* the *kleis* of the *hadou* and of the *thanatou*.", "grammar": { "*zōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - living", "*egenomēn*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st singular - became", "*nekros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - dead", "*idou*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd singular - behold", "*zōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - living", "*aiōnas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - ages", "*aiōnōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of ages", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/so be it", "*echō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - have/hold", "*kleis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - keys", "*hadou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Hades", "*thanatou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of death" }, "variants": { "*zōn*": "living/alive", "*egenomēn nekros*": "became dead/was dead", "*aiōnas tōn aiōnōn*": "ages of ages/forever and ever/eternity", "*kleis*": "keys (symbol of authority/power to open and close)", "*hadou*": "Hades/realm of the dead/underworld" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  den levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet, og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Frygt ikke! Jeg er den Første og den Sidste og den Levende; og jeg var død, og see, jeg er levende i al Evighed! Amen. Og jeg haver Helvedes og Dødens Nøgler.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermo, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg er han som lever. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet. Amen. Og jeg har nøklene til dødsriket og døden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og den Levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet. Amen. Jeg har nøklene til Døden og Dødsriket.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og den som lever; jeg var død, og se, jeg lever i all evighet. Amen! Og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og den levende. Jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet, og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  jeg var død, men se, jeg lever i all evighet, og jeg har nøklene til døden og dødsriket.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and am alyve and was deed. And beholde I am alyve for ever more and have the kayes of hell and of deeth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and am alyue, and was deed. And beholde, I am alyue for euer more and haue the kayes of hell & of deth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And am aliue, but I was dead: and beholde, I am aliue for euermore, Amen: and I haue the keyes of hell and of death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And am alyue, and was dead: And beholde, I am alyue for euermore, Amen, and haue the keyes of hell and of death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive– forever and ever– and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!

Referenced Verses

• Rom 6:9 : 9 Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has dominion over Him.
• Rom 14:8-9 : 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this reason Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore he is able also to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
• Rev 4:9 : 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
• Heb 7:16 : 16 Who is made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.
• Rev 9:1 : 1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
• Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens:
• Isa 22:22 : 22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
• Job 19:25 : 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that He shall stand at last on the earth;
• Ps 18:46 : 46 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
• Ps 68:20 : 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
• 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if one died for all, then all died: 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for them and rose again.
• 2 Cor 13:4 : 4 For though He was crucified through weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.
• Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
• John 14:19 : 19 Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you will live also.
• Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the exact image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Rev 20:1-2 : 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
• Rev 20:14 : 14 And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
• Col 3:3 : 3 For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• Matt 16:19 : 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
• Rev 5:14 : 14 Then the four living creatures said, Amen. And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.