KJV King James Version
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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Revelation 1:20
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
WEB World English Bible
the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.
ASV American Standard Version
the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.
Surrounding context — Revelation 1
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 [I am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμυστήριονG3466 · mustērionmysteryτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἀστέρωνG792 · astērstarοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichεἶδεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεξιᾶςG1188 · dexiosrightμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenλυχνίαςG3087 · luchnialampstandτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχρυσᾶς·G5552 · chruseosgoldenοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἀστέρεςG792 · astērstarἄγγελοιG32 · angelosangelτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἐκκλησιῶνG1577 · ekklēsiaassemblyεἰσινG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoλυχνίαιG3087 · luchnialampstandαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἐκκλησίαιG1577 · ekklēsiaassemblyεἰσίν.¶G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Revelation 2:1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;Revelation 3:1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.Revelation 1:16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.Zechariah 4:2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;Revelation 3:14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;Revelation 2:18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass;Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;Revelation 1:12-13And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;1 Timothy 3:14-16These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:Matthew 5:14-16Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.Philippians 2:15-16That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;Matthew 13:11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.Luke 8:10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
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