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Revelation 1:19-20
Living Bible
Revelation 1:19-20
Living Bible
19 Write down what you have just seen and what will soon be shown to you. 20 This is the meaning of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven golden candlesticks: The seven stars are the leaders[a] of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks are the churches themselves.
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- Revelation 1:20 leaders, literally, “angels.” Some expositors (Origen, Jerome, etc.) believe from this that an angelic being is appointed by God to oversee each local church.
Revelation 1:19-20
New International Version
Revelation 1:19-20
New International Version
19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(A) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(B) and of the seven golden lampstands(C) is this: The seven stars are the angels[a] of the seven churches,(D) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(E)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
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