^49 (A)the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; ^(B)the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;

⁷ And he made ten golden lampstands ^(A)as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

²⁰ As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and ^(A)the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and ^(B)the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

To the Church in Ephesus

2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of ^(C)him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, ^(D)who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

^14 (A)“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ^15 (B)Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so ^(C)that^[a] they may see your good works and ^(D)give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

¹¹ Then I said to him, “What are these ^(A)two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” ¹² And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these ^(B)two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil^[a] is poured out?” ¹³ He said to me, ^(C)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” ¹⁴ Then he said, ^(D)“These are the two anointed ones^[b] who stand by ^(E)the Lord of the whole earth.”

A Vision of a Golden Lampstand

4 And ^(A)the angel who talked with me came again ^(B)and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. ² And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, ^(C)a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and ^(D)seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. ³ And there are ^(E)two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

²⁰ the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold ^(A)to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed;

⁹ And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover ^(A)the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied.

^24 (A)He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, ^25 (B)and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.