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Revelation 1:10–12

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10On the Lord’s Dayg I was in the Spirit,h and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,i 11which said: “Write on a scroll what you seej and send it to the seven churches:k to Ephesus,l Smyrna,m Pergamum,n Thyatira,o Sardis,p Philadelphiaq and Laodicea.”r

12I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,s

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Cross references

  1. gAc 20:7
  2. hRev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10
  3. iEx 20:18; Rev 4:1
  4. jver 19
  5. kver 4, 20
  6. lSee Ac 18:19
  7. mRev 2:8
  8. nRev 2:12
  9. oAc 16:14; Rev 2:18, 24
  10. pRev 3:1
  11. qRev 3:7
  12. rSee Col 2:1; Rev 3:14
  13. sver 20; Ex 25:31–40; Zec 4:2; Rev 2:1

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,

NLTNew Living Translation

It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. It said, “Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great sound like a trumpet saying, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

And I turned to see the voice which was speaking with me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands,

KJV 1900King James Version

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