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.

Message to Ephesus

2 “To the angel of the church in ^(A)Ephesus write:

The One who holds ^(B)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks ^[a](C)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:

Message to Sardis

3 “To the angel of the church in ^(A)Sardis write:

He who has ^[a](B)the seven spirits of God and ^(C)the seven stars, says this: ‘^(D)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are ^(E)dead.