Revelation 1:20 Cross References - MLV

²⁰ The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lamp-stands is this : the seven stars are the messengers of the seven congregations and the seven lamp-stands are seven congregations.

² And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have seen, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it and its seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top of it,

⁷ For the priest's lips should keep knowledge and they should seek the law at his mouth. For he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city laying upon a mountain is not able to be hid. ¹⁵ Nor are they burning a lamp and placing it under a peck container, but upon the lamp-stand, and it is shining to all who are in the house. ¹⁶ So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and may glorify your Father, the one in the heavens.

¹¹ But he answered and said to them, It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but it has not given to those men.

¹⁰ But he said, It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but it is in parables to the rest; in order that seeing, they may not see; and hearing, they may not understand.

¹⁵ in order that you might become blameless and harmless children of God, flawless in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as illuminations in the world. ¹⁶ Keep holding onto the word of life, for a boast to me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labored in vain.

¹⁴ I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly; ¹⁵ but if I am slow, these things are in order that you may know how men ought to conduct themselves in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth. ¹⁶ And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness : God was manifested in the flesh, was made righteous in the Spirit, was seen by messengers, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up in glory.

¹² And I turned there to see the voice which was speaking with me and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands. ¹³ And one similar to a son of man was in the middle of the seven lamp-stands. He has clothed himself with a long-robe and the breasts are girded around with a golden belt.

¹⁶ And he has in his right hand seven stars and a sharp two edged long-sword traveled out from his mouth and his appearance was as the sun appears in its power.

¹ Write to the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus:
He who is holding-fast the seven stars in his right hand and who is walking in the middle of the seven golden lamp-stands says these things:

⁸ And write to the messenger of the congregation in Smyrna:
The first and the last, who became dead and lived again says these things:

¹² And write to the messenger of the congregation in Pergamus:
He who has the sharp two edged long-sword says these things:

¹⁸ And write to the messenger of the congregation in Thyatira:
The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire and his feet are similar to polished brass says these things:

¹ And write to the messenger of the congregation in Sardis:
He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: I know your works, that you have a name, that you live; and you are dead.

⁷ And write to the messenger of the congregation in Philadelphia:
He (the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will lock, except he who opens and no one will open) says these things:

¹⁴ And write to the messenger of the congregation in Laodicea:
The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the one in the beginning from the creation of God, says these things: