¹² Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned ^(A)I saw seven golden lampstands, ^13 (B)and in the midst of the seven lampstands ^(C)One like the Son of Man, ^(D)clothed with a garment down to the feet and ^(E)girded about the chest with a golden band. ¹⁴ His head and ^(F)hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and ^(G)His eyes like a flame of fire; ^15 (H)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and ^(I)His voice as the sound of many waters; ^16 (J)He had in His right hand seven stars, ^(K)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, ^(L)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. ¹⁷ And ^(M)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But ^(N)He laid His right hand on me, saying ^[a]to me, “Do not be afraid; ^(O)I am the First and the Last. ^18 (P)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, ^(Q)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And ^(R)I have the keys of ^[b]Hades and of Death. ^19 [c]Write the things which you have ^(S)seen, ^(T)and the things which are, ^(U)and the things which will take place after this. ²⁰ The ^[d]mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are ^(V)the ^[e]angels of the seven churches, and ^(W)the seven lampstands ^[f]which you saw are the seven churches.