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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ ὁ ζῶν— καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρὸς καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶν εἰμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν ⸀αἰώνων— καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai o zon-- kai egenomen nekros kai idou zon eimi eis tous aionas ton raionon-- kai ekho tas kleis tou thanatou kai tou adou.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et vivus et fui mortuus et ecce sum vivens in saecula saeculorum et habeo claves mortis et inferni

King James Variants
American King James Version   
I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for ever more, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hades and of death.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
21st Century King James Version   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
I am he who lived and died, and behold, I am alive to the eternity of eternities, amen, and I have the key of Death and of Sheol.
Darby Bible Translation   
and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And alive, and was dead, and behold I am living for ever and ever, and have the keys of death and of hell.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
God's Word   
the living one. I was dead, but now I am alive forever. I have the keys of death and hell.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
and the Living One. I was dead, but look--I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
International Standard Version   
the living one. I was dead—but look!—I am alive forever and ever! I have the keys of Death and Hades.
NET Bible   
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!
New American Standard Bible   
and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
New International Version   
I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
New Living Translation   
I am the living one. I died, but look--I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
Weymouth New Testament   
I died; but I am now alive until the Ages of the Ages, and I have the keys of the gates of Death and of Hades!
The World English Bible   
and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
EasyEnglish Bible   
I am the one who always lives. I died once. But look! Now I am alive and I will be alive for ever. I have authority over death and over Hades, the place for dead people.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
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.
New Life Version   
I am the Living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever. I have power over death and hell.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And I am alive, but I was dead. And behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of hell and of death.
The Voice Bible   
and I am the living One. I entered the realm of the dead; but see, I am alive now and for all the ages—even ages to come. [Amen.] I possess the keys to open the prison of death and hades.
Living Bible   
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; but he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! Though I am the First and Last, the Living One who died, who is now alive forevermore, who has the keys of hell and death—don’t be afraid!
New Catholic Bible   
I was dead, but now I am alive forevermore, and I hold the keys to death and the netherworld.
Legacy Standard Bible   
and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and he that lives and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen, and have the keys of Hades and of death.
Christian Standard Bible   
and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And the Ever-living One [I am living in the eternity of the eternities]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore; and I possess the keys of death and Hades (the realm of the dead).
New Century Version   
I am the One who lives; I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys to death and to the place of the dead.
The Message   
I, John, with you all the way in the trial and the Kingdom and the passion of patience in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s Word, the witness of Jesus. It was Sunday and I was in the Spirit, praying. I heard a loud voice behind me, trumpet-clear and piercing: “Write what you see into a book. Send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.” I turned and saw the voice. I saw a gold menorah with seven branches, And in the center, the Son of Man, in a robe and gold breastplate, hair a blizzard of white, Eyes pouring fire-blaze, both feet furnace-fired bronze, His voice a roar, right hand holding the Seven Stars, His mouth a sharp-biting sword, his face a blinding sun. I saw this and fainted dead at his feet. His right hand pulled me upright, his voice reassured me: “Don’t fear: I am First, I am Last, I’m Alive. I died, but I came to life, and my life is now forever. See these keys in my hand? They open and lock Death’s doors, they open and lock Hell’s gates. Now write down everything you see: things that are, things about to be. The Seven Stars you saw in my right hand and the seven-branched gold menorah—do you want to know what’s behind them? The Seven Stars are the Angels of the seven churches; the menorah’s seven branches are the seven churches.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
the Living One. I was dead and, see, I am alive forever and ever! I also hold the keys of death and hell.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· the Living One. · I was dead, but behold, I am alive for all time! · And I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
New Matthew Bible   
and am alive; and was dead, but behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of hell and of death.
Good News Translation®   
I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead.
Wycliffe Bible   
and I am alive, and I was dead; and lo! I am living into worlds of worlds, and I have the keys of death and of hell.
New Testament for Everyone   
and the living one. I was dead, and look! I am alive forever and ever. I have the keys of death and Hades.
Contemporary English Version   
and the living one. I died, but now I am alive forever, and I have the keys to death and the world of the dead.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
When my eyes took in this sight I fell at his feet like a dead man. And then he placed his right hand upon me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, the living one. I am he who was dead, and now you see me alive for timeless ages! I hold in my hand the keys of death and the grave. Therefore, write down what you have seen, both the things which are now, and the things which are to be hereafter. The secret meaning of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven golden lampstands is this: the seven stars are the angels of the seven Churches and the lampstands are the Churches themselves.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Common English Bible © 2011   
and the living one. I was dead, but look! Now I’m alive forever and always. I have the keys of Death and the Grave.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead).
English Standard Version Anglicised   
and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the netherworld.
New American Standard Bible   
and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
The Expanded Bible   
I am the One who lives; I was dead, but ·look [T behold], I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys to death and ·to the place of the dead [L Hades].
Tree of Life Version   
and the One who lives. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever! Moreover, I hold the keys of death and Sheol.
Revised Standard Version   
and the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
New International Reader's Version   
I am the Living One. I was dead. But now look! I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys to Death and Hell.
BRG Bible   
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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
the Living One. I was dead, but look! — I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys to Death and Sh’ol.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
I am he who lives. I died. But look, I am alive for ever. I have the keys to death and to the world of the dead.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And HaChai (The Living One), and I became Niftar, I had my histalkus (passing), and, hinei, Chai Ani l’Olam va’ed (I am alive forevermore) and I have the maftekhot haMavet (keys of Death) and the maftekhot haShe’ol (keys of the abode of the Dead). [YESHAYAH 41:4; 44:2,6; 48:12; YECHEZKEL 1:28; DANIEL 4:34; 12:7; 8:17-18; DEVARIM 32:40; IYOV 38:17]
Names of God Bible   
the living one. I was dead, but now I am alive forever. I have the keys of death and hell.
Modern English Version   
I am He who lives, though I was dead. Look! I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
Easy-to-Read Version   
I am the one who lives. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
International Children’s Bible   
I am the One who lives. I was dead, but look: I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and where the dead are.
Lexham English Bible   
and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
New International Version - UK   
I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
and the One living. And I became dead, and behold— I am living forever and ever. And I have the keys of death and Hades.