New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 1:12-20
12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw 1seven golden lampstands; 13and 2in the middle of the lampstands I saw one 3like 4a son of man, 5clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and 6wrapped around the chest with a golden sash. 14His head and His 7hair were white like white wool, like snow; and 8His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15His 9feet were like 10burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His 11voice was like the sound of many waters. 16In His right hand He held 12seven stars, and out of His mouth came a 13sharp two-edged sword; and His 14face was like 15the sun 16shining in its strength.
17When I saw Him, I 17fell at His feet like a dead man. And He 18placed His right hand on me, saying, “19Do not be afraid; 20I am the first and the last, 18and the 21living One; and I 2223was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have 24the keys of death and of Hades. 19Therefore 25write 26the things which you have seen, 27and the things which are, and the things which will take place 28after these things. 20As for the 29mystery of the 30seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the 31seven golden lampstands: the 32seven stars are the angels of 33the seven churches, and the seven 34lampstands are the seven churches.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 1:12 Ex 25:37; 37:23; Zech 4:2; Rev 1:20; 2:1 ↩
- 2. Revelation 1:13 Rev 2:1 ↩
- 3. Revelation 1:13 Ezek 1:26; Dan 7:13; 10:16; Rev 14:14 ↩
- 4. Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man ↩
- 5. Revelation 1:13 Dan 10:5 ↩
- 6. Revelation 1:13 Rev 15:6 ↩
- 7. Revelation 1:14 Dan 7:9 ↩
- 8. Revelation 1:14 Dan 7:9; 10:6; Rev 2:18; 19:12 ↩
- 9. Revelation 1:15 Ezek 1:7; Dan 10:6; Rev 2:18 ↩
- 10. Revelation 1:15 Or fine brass ↩
- 11. Revelation 1:15 Ezek 1:24; 43:2; Rev 14:2; 19:6 ↩
- 12. Revelation 1:16 Rev 1:20; 2:1; 3:1 ↩
- 13. Revelation 1:16 Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:12, 16; 19:15 ↩
- 14. Revelation 1:16 Matt 17:2; Rev 10:1 ↩
- 15. Revelation 1:16 Judg 5:31 ↩
- 16. Revelation 1:16 Lit shines ↩
- 17. Revelation 1:17 Dan 8:17; 10:9, 10, 15 ↩
- 18. Revelation 1:17 Dan 8:18; 10:10, 12 ↩
- 19. Revelation 1:17 Matt 14:27; 17:7 ↩
- 20. Revelation 1:17 Is 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev 2:8; 22:13 ↩
- 21. Revelation 1:18 Luke 24:5; Rev 4:9f ↩
- 22. Revelation 1:18 Lit became ↩
- 23. Revelation 1:18 Rom 6:9; Rev 2:8; 10:6; 15:7 ↩
- 24. Revelation 1:18 Job 38:17; Matt 11:23; 16:19; Rev 9:1; 20:1 ↩
- 25. Revelation 1:19 Rev 1:11 ↩
- 26. Revelation 1:19 Rev 1:12-16 ↩
- 27. Revelation 1:19 Or both the things ↩
- 28. Revelation 1:19 Rev 4:1 ↩
- 29. Revelation 1:20 Rom 11:25 ↩
- 30. Revelation 1:20 Rev 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 ↩
- 31. Revelation 1:20 Ex 25:37; 37:23; Zech 4:2; Rev 1:12; 2:1 ↩
- 32. Revelation 1:20 Rev 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 ↩
- 33. Revelation 1:20 Rev 1:4, 11 ↩
- 34. Revelation 1:20 Matt 5:14f ↩
Commentaries on Revelation 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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