Translation
He said, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven
Go to footnote numberchurches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Go to footnote numberParaphrase
He said, “Write on a scroll
what you see and send it to all the churches,
to Ephesus, Smyrna,
Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and
Laodicea.”
Footnotes
1
The number seven meant “all.” The idea of “all,” followed by the names of specific places, seem to contradict each other, but such is the nature of things with double meanings.
2
The meaning of each city’s name will be explained when we look more closely at that city.