Rev 1:17-18 | ESV | STEP | In his right hand he held seven stars , from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword , and his face was like the sun shining in full strength .

a ver. 20; ch. 2:1; 3:1

b ch. 19:15; [ch. 2:12, 16; Isa. 49:2; Eph. 6:17; Heb. 4:12]

c Matt. 17:2

d Judg. 5:31

e Dan. 8:17, 18; 10:9, 10, 15; [Luke 24:37; John 21:12]

f Dan. 8:17, 18; 10:9, 10, 15; [Luke 24:37; John 21:12]

g Matt. 17:7

h ch. 2:8; 22:13; Isa. 41:4; 44:6; 48:12

‏ Revelation of John 1:17-18

17 ^aIn his right hand he held seven stars, ^bfrom his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and ^chis face was like the sun shining ^din full strength.

18 ^eWhen I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But ^fhe laid his right hand on me, ^gsaying, “Fear not, ^hI am the first and the last,