² “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you ^(A)arrange the lamps, the seven ^(B)lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”

³⁷ You shall make seven lamps for it, and ^(A)they shall arrange its lamps so that they ^(B)give light in front of it.

⁵ And from the throne proceeded ^(A)lightnings, ^[a]thunderings, and voices. ^(B)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are ^(C)the^[b] seven Spirits of God.

²⁰ The ^[a]mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are ^(A)the ^[b]angels of the seven churches, and ^(B)the seven lampstands ^[c]which you saw are the seven churches.

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2 “To the ^[d]angel of the church of Ephesus write,

‘These things says ^(C)He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, ^(D)who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

¹² Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned ^(A)I saw seven golden lampstands,

^19 [a]And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a ^(A)light that shines in a dark place, ^(B)until ^(C)the day dawns and the morning star rises in your ^(D)hearts;

^9 (A)That^[a] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

^14 (A)“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.