² “Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.”^(A)

³⁷ You shall make seven lamps for it, and the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it.^(A)

⁵ Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,^(A)

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

The Message to Ephesus

2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

¹² Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,^(A)

¹⁹ So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.^(A)

⁹ The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.^[a](A)

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.^(A)