Revelation 2:1

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• ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 2:1 Τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς Ἐφέσίνης ἐκκλησίας γράψον· Τάδε λέγει ὁ κρατῶν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀστέρας ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ ὁ περιπατῶν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἑπτὰ λυχνιῶν τῶν χρυσῶν·

(Textus Receptus, Novum Testamentum, Theodore Beza, 5th major edition. Geneva. 1598)

• Revelation 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)

• Revelation 2:1 To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

(King James Version 2016 Edition, 2016) - buy the revised and updated printed 2023 Edition New Testament here

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Greek

Textus Receptus

• 1514 (Complutensian Polyglot)

Desiderius Erasmus

• 1516 (Erasmus 1st Novum Instrumentum omne)
• 1519 (Erasmus 2nd)
• 1522 (Erasmus 3rd Novum Testamentum omne)
• 1527 (Erasmus 4th)
• 1535 (Erasmus 5th)

Colinæus

• 1534 (Colinæus)

Stephanus (Robert Estienne)

• 1546 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 1st)
• 1549 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 2nd)
• 1550 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 3rd - Editio Regia)
• 1551 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 4th)

Theodore Beza

• 1565 (Beza 1st)
• 1565 (Beza Octavo 1st)
• 1567 (Beza Octavo 2nd)
• 1580 (Beza Octavo 3rd)
• 1582 (Beza 2nd)
• 1589 (Beza 3rd)
• 1590 (Beza Octavo 4th)
• 1598 (Beza 4th)

See Also Revelation 2:1 Beza 1598 (Beza)

• 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)

Elzevir

• 1624 (Elzevir)
• 1633 (Elzevir)
• 1641 (Elzevir)

Scholz

• 1841 (Scholz)

Scrivener

• 1894 (? ????? ???T???)

Other Greek

• 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
• (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
• 1881 (Westcott & Hort)
• (Greek orthodox Church)

Anglo Saxon Translations

• 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)

• 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)

English Translations

• 1380 (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

• 1395 And to the aungel of the chirche of Efesus write thou, These thingis seith he, that holdith the seuene sterris in his riyt hond, which walkith in the middil of the seuene goldun candilstikis. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

• 1534 Unto the messenger of the congregacion of Ephesus wryte: These thynges sayth he that holdeth the vii. starres in his right honde and walketh in the myddes of the vii. golden candlestyckes (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

• 1535 Vnto the angell of the congregacion of Ephesus wryte: These thinges sayth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his righthonde, and walketh in the myddes of the seuen golde candelstickes: (Coverdale Bible)

• 1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

• 1540 Unto the messenger of þe congregacyon of Ephesus wryte: these thynges sayth he, that holdeth the seuen starres in hys ryght hande, and that walketh in the myddes of the seuen golden candelstickes. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

• 1549 Vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Ephesus writte, these thinges, sayeth he þt holdeth the .vij. starres in his right hand, and walketh in the middes of the seuen golden candelstickes: (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

• 1557 (Geneva 1557)

• 1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

• 1568 Vnto the Angel of the Churche at Ephesus, write: these thynges sayth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his ryght hande, and that walketh in the middes of the seuen golden candlestickes: (Bishop's Bible First Edition

• 1582 (Rheims 1582)

• 1587 Vnto the Angel of the Church of Ephesus write, These things saieth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his right hand, and walketh in the middes of the seuen golden candlestickes. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

• 1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

• 1611 Vnto the Angel of the church of Ephesus, write, These things saith he that holdeth the seuen starres in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seuen golden Candlesticks: (King James Version)

• 1729 To the angel of the church of Ephesus, write, "HE that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, says thus, (Mace New Testament)

• 1745 Unto the angel of the church, who is at Ephesus, write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

• 1762 (King James Version)

• 1769 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

• 1770 To the angel of the church at Ephesus write, These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

• 1790 To the angel of the church at Ephesus write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

• 1795 TO the angel of the Ephesian church write; These things saith he who grasps the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh round in the midst of the seven golden lamps; (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

• 1833 To the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

• 1835 By the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus, write: These things, says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

• 1849 To the angel of the church which is in Ephesos, write: These saith the Holder of all, and of the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven candlesticks of gold. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

• 1850 (King James Version by Committee)

• 1851 (Murdock Translation)

• 1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

• 1858 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write, These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

• 1865 By the messenger of the in Ephesus congregation do thou write: These things says the one holding the seven stars in the right of himself, the one walking in midst of the seven lampstands the golden. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

• 1865 TO the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

• 1869 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

• 1873 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

• 1885 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

• 1890 To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

• 1898 `To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands -- the golden: (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

• 1901 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

• 1902 Unto the messenger of the assembly, in Ephesus, write:––These things, saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven lamps of gold: (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

• 1902 To the angel who is in the church at Ephesus write; The one holding the seven stars in his right hand, the one walking about in the midst of the golden candlesticks, says these things; (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

• 1904 "To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write these things," saith He Who holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, He Who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

• 1904 To the Angel of the Church in Ephesus write:—"These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, and walks among the seven golden lamps: (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

• 1911 (Syrus Scofield)

• 1912 (Weymouth New Testament)

• 1918 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, that walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

• 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

• 1982 (New King James Version)

• 1984 (New International Version)

• 1995 (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

• 1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

• 2005 (Today’s New International Version)

• (BBE)
• (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
• (21st Century King James Version)
• (Common English Bible)
• (GOD’S WORD Translation)
• (Contemporary English Version)
• (New Living Translation)
• (Amplified Bible)
• (The Message)
• (New International Reader's Version)
• (Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

• اكتب الى ملاك كنيسة افسس هذا يقوله الممسك السبعة الكواكب في يمينه الماشي في وسط السبع المناير الذهبية. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

• ܘܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܦܤܘܤ ܟܬܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܫܒܥܐ ܟܘܟܒܝܢ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܒܝܢܬ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

• Ephesen den Eliçaco Aingueruäri scriba ieçóc, Çazpi içarrac bere escu escuinean dadutzanac, çazpi candeler vrrhezcoén artean dabilanac, gauça hauc erraiten citic:

Bulgarian

• 1940 До ангела на ефеската църква пиши: Това казва Оня, Който държи седемте звезди в десницата Си, Който ходи всред седемте златни светилника; (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

• 1 你 要 写 信 给 以 弗 所 教 会 的 使 者 ， 说 ： 那 右 手 拿 着 七 星 、 在 七 个 金 灯 ? 中 间 行 走 的 ， 说 ： (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

• 1 你 要 寫 信 給 以 弗 所 教 會 的 使 者 ， 說 ： 那 右 手 拿 著 七 星 、 在 七 個 金 燈 臺 中 間 行 走 的 ， 說 ： (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

• A l'ange de l'assemblée qui est à Éphèse, écris: Voici ce que dit celui qui tient les sept étoiles dans sa droite, qui marche au milieu des sept lampes d'or: (French Darby)

• 1744 Ecris à l'Ange de l'Eglise d'Ephèse : celui qui tient les sept étoiles en sa main droite, et qui marche au milieu des sept chandeliers d'or, dit ces choses : (Martin 1744)

• 1744 Ecris à l'ange de l'Église d'ÉPHESE: Voici ce que dit celui qui tient les sept étoiles dans sa droite, qui marche au milieu des sept chandeliers d'or: (Ostervald 1744)

German

• 1545 Und dem Engel der Gemeinde zu Ephesus schreibe: Das saget, der da hält die sieben Sterne in seiner Rechten, der da wandelt mitten unter den sieben güldenen Leuchtern: (Luther 1545)

• 1871 Dem Engel der Versammlung in Ephesus schreibe: Dieses sagt, der die sieben Sterne in seiner Rechten hält, der da wandelt inmitten der sieben goldenen Leuchter: (Elberfelder 1871)

• 1912 Dem Engel der Gemeinde zu Ephesus schreibe: Das sagt, der da hält die sieben Sterne in seiner Rechten, der da wandelt mitten unter den sieben goldenen Leuchtern: (Luther 1912)

Italian

• 1649 ALL’ANGELO della chiesa d’Efeso scrivi: Queste cose dice colui che tiene le sette stelle nella sua destra, il qual cammina in mezzo de’ sette candellieri d’oro: (Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

• 1927 All’angelo della chiesa d’Efeso scrivi: Queste cose dice colui che tiene le sette stelle nella sua destra, e che cammina in mezzo ai sette candelabri d’oro: (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

• 1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

• angelo Ephesi ecclesiae scribe haec dicit qui tenet septem stellas in dextera sua qui ambulat in medio septem candelabrorum aureorum Latin Vulgate

• 1527 (Erasmus 1527)

• 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

• 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

• 2010 Îngerului Bisericii din Efes scrie -i: ,,Iată ce zice Cel ce ţine cele şapte stele în mîna dreaptă, şi Cel ce umblă prin mijlocul celor şapte sfeşnice de aur: (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

• 1876 Ангелу Ефесской церкви напиши: так говорит Держащий семь звезд в деснице Своей, Ходящий посреди семи золотых светильников: Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

• ESCRIBE al ángel de la iglesia en EFESO: El que tiene las siete estrellas en su diestra, el cual anda en medio de los siete candeleros de oro, dice estas cosas: (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

• 1917 Skriv till Efesus' församlings ängel: »Så säger han som håller de sju stjärnorna i sin högra hand, han som går omkring bland de sju gyllene ljusstakarna: (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

• 1905 Sa anghel ng iglesia sa Efeso ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng may hawak ng pitong bituin sa kaniyang kanang kamay, na yaong lumalakad sa gitna ng pitong kandelerong ginto: (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

• 1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

• 1934 Hãy viết cho thiên sứ của Hội thánh Ê-phê-sô rằng: Nầy là lời phán của Ðấng cầm bảy ngôi sao trong tay hữu và đi chính giữa bảy chơn đèn vàng: (VIET)

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