Revelation 2:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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;”
ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
περιπατέω
is walking
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περιπατέω
To walk, to live, to conduct oneself. Peripateo. Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called. How you live is the walking commentary on what you believe.
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μέσος
the] midst
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μέσος
Middle, in the midst, among. Mesos. Where two or three gather in My name there I am in their midst. The promise of presence in gathered worship is permanent.
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λέγω
says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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κρατέω
holding
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κρατέω
To hold fast, to keep a grip on. Hold fast to what is good. In a world of shifting values grip tightly to what God says is true and right.
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γράφω
do write:
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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ὅδε
These things
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ὅδε
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
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δεξιός
right hand
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δεξιός
the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
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λυχνία
lampstands
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λυχνία
a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively)
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Ἔφεσος
Ephesus
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Ἔφεσος
Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor
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χρύσεος
golden;
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χρύσεος
made of gold
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