"To the angel of the church
in aEphesus
write
:
The One who holds bthe seven
stars
in His right
hand
, the One who walks
1 camong
the seven
golden
lampstands
, says
this
:
` aI know your deeds
and your toil
and 1perseverance
, and that you cannot
tolerate
evil
men
, and you bput
to the test
those
who call
themselves
capostles
, and they are not, and you found
them to be false
;
and you have 1perseverance
and have endured
afor My name's
sake
, and have not grown
weary
.
`But I have this against
you, that you have aleft
your first
love
.
`Therefore remember
from where
you have fallen
, and arepent
and bdo
the 1deeds
you did at first
; or
else
I am coming
to you and will remove
your clampstand
out of its place
--unless
you repent
.
`Yet this
you do have
, that you hate
the deeds
of the aNicolaitans
, which
I also
hate
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
. bTo him who overcomes
, I will grant
to eat
of cthe tree
of life
which
is in the dParadise
of God
.'
"And to the angel of the church
in aSmyrna
write
:
bThe first and the last
, who
1 cwas dead
, and has come to life
, says
this
:
`I know your atribulation
and your bpoverty
(but you are brich
), and the blasphemy
by those
who csay
they are Jews
and are not, but are a synagogue
of dSatan
.
`Do not fear what
you are about
to suffer
. Behold
, the devil
is about
to cast
some of you into prison
, so
that you will be atested
, and you will have
tribulation
bfor ten
days
. 1Be cfaithful
until
death
, and I will give
you dthe crown
of life
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
. bHe who overcomes
will not be hurt
by the csecond
death
.'
"And to the angel of the church
in aPergamum
write
:
The One who has bthe sharp
two-edged
sword
says
this
:
`I know where
you dwell
, where
aSatan's
throne
is; and you hold
fast
My name
, and did not deny
bMy faith
even
in the days
of Antipas
, My cwitness
, My dfaithful
one
, who
was killed
among
you, ewhere
Satan
dwells
.
`But aI have a few
things
against
you, because
you have
there
some who hold
the bteaching
of Balaam
, who
kept teaching
Balak
to put
a stumbling
block
before
the sons
of Israel
, cto eat
things
sacrificed
to idols
and to commit
acts of immorality
.
`So you also
have
some who in the same
way
hold
the teaching
of the aNicolaitans
.
`Therefore arepent
; or
else
bI am coming
to you quickly
, and I will make
war
against
them with cthe sword
of My mouth
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
. aTo him who overcomes
, to him I will give
some of the hidden
bmanna
, and I will give
him a white
stone
, and a cnew
name
written
on the stone
dwhich
no
one
knows
but he who receives
it.'
"And to the angel of the church
in aThyatira
write
:
bThe Son of God
, cwho has
1eyes
like
a flame
of fire
, and His feet
are like
burnished
bronze
, says
this
:
` aI know your deeds
, and your love
and faith
and service
and 1perseverance
, and that your 2deeds
of late
are greater
than 3at first
.
`But aI have this against
you, that you tolerate
the woman
bJezebel
, who calls
herself
a prophetess
, and she teaches
and leads
My bond-servants
astray
so that they ccommit
acts of immorality
and eat
things
sacrificed
to idols
.
` aI gave her time
to repent
, and she bdoes not want
to repent
of her immorality
.
`Behold, I will throw
her 1on a bed
of sickness, and those
who acommit
adultery
with her into great
tribulation
, unless
they repent
of 2her deeds
.
`And I will kill her children
with 1pestilence
, and all
the churches
will know
that I am
He who asearches
the 2minds
and hearts
; and bI will give
to each
one
of you according
to your deeds
.
`But I say to you, the rest
who are in aThyatira
, who
do not hold
this
teaching
, who
have not known
the bdeep
things
of Satan
, as they call
them--I cplace
no
other
burden
on you.
`Nevertheless awhat
you have
, hold
fast
buntil
I come
.
` aHe who overcomes, and he who keeps
My deeds
buntil
the end
, cTO HIM I WILL GIVE
AUTHORITY
OVER
THE 1NATIONS
;
AND HE SHALL 1 aRULE THEM WITH A ROD
OF IRON
, bAS THE VESSELS
OF THE POTTER
ARE BROKEN
TO PIECES
, as I also
have received
authority from My Father
;
and I will give him athe morning
star
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
.'