¹⁰ I was ^(A)in the ^[a]Spirit on ^(B)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice ^(C)like the sound of a trumpet, ¹¹ saying, “^(D)Write ^[b]on a scroll what you see, and send it to the ^(E)seven churches: to ^(F)Ephesus, ^(G)Smyrna, ^(H)Pergamum, ^(I)Thyatira, ^(J)Sardis, ^(K)Philadelphia, and ^(L)Laodicea.”

¹² Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw ^(M)seven golden lampstands; ¹³ and ^(N)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one ^(O)like ^[c]a son of man, ^(P)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and ^(Q)wrapped around the chest with a golden sash. ¹⁴ His head and His ^(R)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and ^(S)His eyes were like a flame of fire. ¹⁵ His ^(T)feet were like ^[d]burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His ^(U)voice was like the sound of many waters. ¹⁶ In His right hand He held ^(V)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a ^(W)sharp two-edged sword; and His ^(X)face was like ^(Y)the sun ^[e]shining in its strength.

¹⁷ When I saw Him, I ^(Z)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He ^(AA)placed His right hand on me, saying, “^(AB)Do not be afraid; ^(AC)I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ and the ^(AD)living One; and I ^[f](AE)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have ^(AF)the keys of death and of Hades.