Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first.(A) Otherwise, I will come to you[a] and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give(B) the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in[b] the paradise of God.(C)

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Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(A) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(B) from its place. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(C) which I also hate.

Whoever has ears, let them hear(D) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(E) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(F) which is in the paradise(G) of God.

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