Revelation 1:18-20
New Living Translation
18 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.[a]
19 “Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.[b] 20 This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels[c] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
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Revelation 1:18-20
New International Version
18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(A) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(B) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(C)
19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(D) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(E) and of the seven golden lampstands(F) is this: The seven stars are the angels[a] of the seven churches,(G) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(H)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
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