²⁰ The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand^(A) and of the seven golden lampstands^(B) is this: The seven stars are the angels^[a] of the seven churches,^(C) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.^(D)

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:

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.

² He asked me, “What do you see?”^(A)

I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand^(B) with a bowl at the top and seven lamps^(C) on it, with seven channels to the lamps.

To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷ “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia^(A) write:

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴ “To the angel of the church in Laodicea^(A) write:

To the Church in Thyatira

¹⁸ “To the angel of the church in Thyatira^(A) write:

To the Church in Pergamum

¹² “To the angel of the church in Pergamum^(A) write: