Revelation 1:18

I... liveth. And the Living One.

liveth, alive. App-170.

and. Read "and yet".

was. became.

dead. See App-139.

I am alive. Living (emph.) am I.

Amen. Omit.

hell... death. The texts read "death and of hell".

hell. grave. App-131. See Revelation 20:13 (margin) 1 Corinthians 15:55. Revised Version transliterates the Greek word hades.

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