¹⁶ In his right hand he held seven stars,^(A) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.^(B) His face was like the sun^(C) shining in all its brilliance.

To the Church in Ephesus

2 “To the angel^[a] of the church in Ephesus^(A) write:

To the Church in Sardis

3 “To the angel^[a] of the church in Sardis^(A) write: