“To the angel (angelō | ἀγγέλῳ | dat sg masc) of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, has this to say:
“To the angel (angelō | ἀγγέλῳ | dat sg masc) of the church in Philadelphia write: The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one can shut, who shuts and no one can open, has this to say:
The one who conquers will, in this way, be dressed in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the Book of Life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels (angelōn | ἀγγέλων | gen pl masc).
“To the angel (angelō | ἀγγέλῳ | dat sg masc) of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars has this to say: I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead.
“To the angel (angelō | ἀγγέλῳ | dat sg masc) of the church in Smyrna write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze, has this to say:
“To the angel (angelō | ἀγγέλῳ | dat sg masc) of the church in Smyrna write: The one who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life, has this to say:
“To the angel (angelō | ἀγγέλῳ | dat sg masc) of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has this to say:
The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, is this: the seven stars are the angels (angeloi | ἄγγελοι | nom pl masc) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel (angelou | ἀγγέλου | gen sg masc) to his servant John,
