16 He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth,(A) and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.(B)

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20 The mystery(A) of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels[a] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands[b] are the seven churches.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:20 Or messengers
  2. 1:20 Other mss add that you saw

The Letters to the Seven Churches

The Letter to Ephesus

“Write to the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus: Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands:(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Or messenger, also in vv. 8,12,18

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