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Revelation 1:12

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
KJV
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
WEB
I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
ASV
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks;
DARBY
And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
BLB
And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
ÅB
Og jeg vendte meg om for å se røsten som talte med meg, og da jeg vendte meg, så jeg syv lysestaker av gull,
OTB
Da vendte jeg meg for å se røsten som talte til meg. Og da jeg hadde vendt meg, så jeg syv gylne lysestaker,
B1930
Og jeg vendte mig om for å se røsten som talte med mig, og da jeg vendte mig, så jeg syv lysestaker av gull,

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Cross references

  • Zechariah 4:2

    And 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:

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  • Exodus 25:37

    And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

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  • Revelation 1:20–2:1

    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 1:13

    And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

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  • Ezekiel 43:5–6

    So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.

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