Message to the Seven Churches

(A)John to (B)the seven churches that are in (C)Asia: (D)Grace to you and peace from (E)Him who is, and who was, and who [a]is to come, and from (F)the [b]seven spirits who are before His throne,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 Or is coming
  2. Revelation 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels

Greetings and Doxology

John,

To the seven churches(A) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(C) and from the seven spirits[a](D) before his throne,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

11 saying, “(A)Write [a]on a scroll what you see, and send it to the (B)seven churches: to (C)Ephesus, (D)Smyrna, (E)Pergamum, (F)Thyatira, (G)Sardis, (H)Philadelphia, and (I)Laodicea.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:11 Or in a book

11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see(A) and send it to the seven churches:(B) to Ephesus,(C) Smyrna,(D) Pergamum,(E) Thyatira,(F) Sardis,(G) Philadelphia(H) and Laodicea.”(I)

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20 As for the (A)mystery of the (B)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the (C)seven golden lampstands: the (D)seven stars are the angels of (E)the seven churches, and the seven (F)lampstands are the seven churches.

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers