Revelation 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 1:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
μυστήριον
mystḗrion
G3466
mystery
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἑπτὰ
heptá
G2033
seven
ἀστέρων
astḗr
G792
star
οὓς
hós
G3739
who
εἶδες
horáō
G3708
to see
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
δεξιᾶς
dexiós
G1188
right
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἑπτὰ
heptá
G2033
seven
λυχνίας
lychnía
G3087
lampstand
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
χρυσᾶς
chrýseos
G5552
golden
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἑπτὰ
heptá
G2033
seven
ἀστέρες
astḗr
G792
star
ἄγγελοι
ángelos
G32
angel
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἑπτὰ
heptá
G2033
seven
ἐκκλησιῶν
ekklēsía
G1577
assembly
εἰσιν
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
λυχνίαι
lychnía
G3087
lampstand
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἑπτὰ
heptá
G2033
seven
ἑπτὰ
heptá
G2033
seven
ἐκκλησίαι
ekklēsía
G1577
assembly
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.
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King James Version Public Domain
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).