Hebrew Names Version HNV
New International Version NIV
13 And in the midst of the menorot was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
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and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
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The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
15 His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
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His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
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In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,
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When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amein. I have the keys of Death and of She'ol.
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I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;
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“Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.
20 the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden menorot. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven menorot are seven assemblies.
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The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angelsof the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
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