Revelation 2:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: I am the one who holds the seven stars in my right hand, and I walk among the seven gold lampstands. Listen to what I say.

Cross References

Ezekiel 46:10

Their ruler will come in at the same time they do and leave at the same time they leave.

Matthew 18:20

Whenever two or three of you come together in my name, I am there with you.

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.

John 5:35

John was a lamp that gave a lot of light, and you were glad to enjoy his light for a while.

Acts 18:19

The three of them arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He then went into the Jewish meeting place to talk with the people there.

Acts 18:21

He said goodbye to them and told them, “If God lets me, I will come back.”

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul travelled across the hill country to Ephesus, where he met some of the Lord's followers.

2 Corinthians 6:16

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, “I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Revelation 1:16

He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword was coming from his mouth. His face was shining as bright as the sun at midday.

Revelation 1:20

I will explain the mystery of the seven stars that you saw at my right side and the seven gold lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the lampstands are the seven churches.

Revelation 12:1

Something important appeared in the sky. It was a woman whose clothes were the sun. The moon was under her feet, and a crown made of twelve stars was on her head.

Revelation 2:12

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: I am the one who has the sharp double-edged sword! Listen to what I say.

Revelation 2:18

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Thyatira: I am the Son of God! My eyes are like flames of fire, and my feet are like bronze. Listen to what I say.

Revelation 2:8

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: I am the first and the last. I died, but now I am alive! Listen to what I say.

Revelation 3:1

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Sardis: I have the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. Listen to what I say. I know what you are doing. Everyone may think you are alive, but you are dead.

Revelation 3:14

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: I am the one called Amen! I am the faithful and true witness and the source of God's creation. Listen to what I say.

Revelation 3:7

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: I am the one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David. When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it. Listen to what I say.