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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.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

And I was dead (κα εγενομην νεκρος). "And I be came dead" (aorist middle participle of γινομα as in 1:9,10, definite reference to …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I am he that liveth, and was dead. I was indeed once dead, but now I live, and shall continue to live forever.

This would at once i…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I am he that liveth, and was dead.—Better, and the living One (omit the words “I am”); and I became dead; an…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

These verses identify Christ to John and connect the vision of the glorified Christ (vv.13–16) with his existence in history. The vision is seen in…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I [am] he that liveth
As the eternal God, who has life in himself, originally, e entially, and inderivatively, and i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and display it to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pu…

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