Malachi 2:7

7For athe lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people
Hebrew they
should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Acts 20:17

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

17Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called cthe elders of the church to come to him.

Acts 20:28

28 dPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ethe flock, in which fthe Holy Spirit has made you goverseers, hto care for ithe church of God,
Some manuscripts  of the Lord
which he kobtained lwith his own blood.
Or  with the blood of his Own

Revelation of John 1:11

11saying, nWrite what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

Revelation of John 1:20

20As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and othe seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and pthe seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Revelation of John 2:7

7 qHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. rTo the one who conquers I will grant to eat of sthe tree of life, which is in tthe paradise of God.’

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