Rev 1:20 | HCSB | STEP | The secret of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches , and the seven lampstands are the seven churches .

‏ Revelation of John 1:20

20 The ^{▼▼secret: Translation of the Greek word mysterion; it is a secret hidden in the past but now revealed.}secret of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels ^{▼▼Or messengers} of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands ^{▼▼Other mss add that you saw} are the seven churches.