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.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:10 Or spirit
  2. Revelation 1:11 Or in a book
  3. Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man
  4. Revelation 1:15 Or fine brass
  5. Revelation 1:16 Lit shines
  6. Revelation 1:18 Lit became

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