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To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Ephesus Ephesos write graphō: The ho one who holds krateō the ho seven hepta stars astēr in en · ho his autos right hand dexios, who ho walks peripateō among en mesos the ho seven hepta golden chrysous lampstands lychnia, · ho has legō this hode to say legō: I know oida · ho your sy works ergon, · kai your ho toil kopos and kai · ho your sy patient hypomonē endurance , and kai that hoti you cannot ou put up with bastazō those who are evil kakos, but kai have tested peirazō those ho who call legō themselves heautou apostles apostolos ( but kai are eimi not ou) and kai found heuriskō them autos to be false pseudēs. I also kai know that you have echō demonstrated your patience hypomonē and kai borne hardship bastazō for dia · ho my egō name’ s onoma sake, and kai have not ou grown weary kopiaō. But alla I do have echō this against kata you sy, that hoti you have left aphiēmi · ho your sy first prōtos love agapē! · ho Therefore oun remember mnēmoneuō from where pothen you have fallen piptō; · kai repent metanoeō and kai do poieō the ho works ergon you did at first prōtos. If ei · de not , I will come erchomai to you sy and kai remove kineō · ho your sy lampstand lychnia from ek · ho its autos place topos, unless ean mē you repent metanoeō. But alla you do have echō this houtos: you hate miseō the ho practices ergon of the ho Nicolaitans Nikolaitēs, which hos I also kagō hate miseō. He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma says legō to the ho churches ekklēsia. To the ho one who conquers nikaō, I will give didōmi the right to eat esthiō from ek the ho tree xylon of ho life zōē, which hos is eimi in en the ho paradise paradeisos of ho God theos.

· kai To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Smyrna Smyrna write graphō: The ho one who is the First prōtos and kai the ho Last eschatos, who hos died ginomai nekros and kai came to life zaō, has legō this hode to say legō: I know oida your sy · ho affliction thlipsis and kai your ho poverty ptōcheia ( but alla you are eimi rich plousios), and kai the ho slander blasphēmia against you by ek those ho who call legō themselves heautou Jews Ioudaios and kai are eimi not ou, but alla are a synagogue synagōgē of ho Satan Satanas. 10 Do not mēdeis fear phobeomai what hos you are about mellō to suffer paschō. The ho devil diabolos is about mellō to throw ballō some of ek you hymeis into eis prison phylakē so that hina you may be tested peirazō, and kai you will have echō affliction thlipsis for ten deka days hēmera. Be ginomai faithful pistos until achri death thanatos, and kai I will give didōmi you sy the ho crown stephanos of ho life zōē. 11 He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma is saying legō to the ho churches ekklēsia. The ho one who conquers nikaō will not ou mē be harmed adikeō by ek the ho second deuteros death thanatos. · ho

12 · kai To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Pergamum Pergamos write graphō: The ho one who has echō the ho sharp oxys two-edged distomos sword rhomphaia · ho · ho has legō this hode to say legō: 13 I know oida where pou you live katoikeō, where hopou · ho Satan Satanas has his ho throne thronos. Yet kai you are holding fast krateō to · ho my egō name onoma, and kai you did not ou deny arneomai your ho faith pistis in me egō even kai in en the ho days hēmera of Antipas Antipas · ho my egō faithful pistos witness martys, · ho who hos was put to death apokteinō in para your hymeis city where hopou · ho Satan Satanas lives katoikeō. 14 But alla I have echō several things oligos against kata you sy, because hoti you have echō among ekei you those who follow krateō the ho teaching didachē of Balaam Balaam, the one who hos instructed didaskō · ho Balak Balak to put ballō a stumbling block skandalon before enōpion the ho sons hyios of Israel Israēl so they would eat esthiō food sacrificed to idols eidōlothutos and kai commit sexual immorality porneuō. 15 So houtōs also kai do you sy have echō those who follow krateō the ho teaching didachē of the ho Nicolaitans Nikolaitēs. 16 Therefore oun repent metanoeō! Otherwise ei de, · de I will come erchomai to you sy without delay tachus and kai will fight polemeō against meta them autos with en the ho sword rhomphaia of ho my egō mouth stoma. 17 He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma is saying legō to the ho churches ekklēsia. To the ho one who conquers nikaō I will give didōmi some of the ho hidden kryptō manna manna. · ho And kai I will give didōmi him autos a white leukos stone psēphos, and kai on epi that ho stone psēphos will be written graphō a new kainos name onoma which hos no one oudeis can understand oida except ei mē the ho one who receives lambanō it.

18 · kai To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Thyatira Thuateira write graphō: The ho Son hyios of ho God theos, who ho has echō · ho eyes ophthalmos like hōs a flame phlox of fire pyr and kai · ho whose autos feet pous are like homoios burnished bronze chalkolibanon, has legō this hode to say legō: 19 I know oida your sy · ho works ergon, · kai · ho your sy love agapē and kai · ho faith pistis and kai · ho service diakonia and kai · ho steadfast endurance hypomonē, and kai that · ho your sy recent eschatos works ergon · ho are greater polys than the ho first prōtos. 20 But alla I have echō this against kata you sy, that hoti you tolerate aphiēmi that ho woman gynē Jezebel Iezabel, who ho calls legō herself heautou a prophetess prophētis and kai is teaching didaskō and kai seducing planaō · ho my emos servants to practice sexual immorality porneuō and kai to eat esthiō food sacrificed to idols eidōlothutos. 21 · kai I have given didōmi her autos time chronos to hina repent metanoeō, but kai she is unwilling ou to repent metanoeō of ek · ho her autos sexual immorality porneia. 22 Beware idou, I will throw ballō her autos onto eis a bed klinē of suffering , and kai those ho who commit adultery moicheuō with meta her autos into eis great megas affliction thlipsis, unless ean mē they repent metanoeō of ek · ho her autos ways ergon. 23 · kai I will kill apokteinō · ho her autos children teknon with en a fatal disease thanatos. Then kai all pas the ho churches ekklēsia will understand ginōskō that hoti I egō am eimi the ho one who searches eraunaō minds nephros and kai hearts kardia; and kai I will give didōmi to each hekastos of you hymeis according to kata · ho your hymeis works ergon. 24 But de to the ho rest loipos of you hymeis · ho in en Thyatira Thuateira, who hosos do not ou follow echō · ho this houtos teaching didachē ( who hostis have not ou learned ginōskō the ho deep things bathus of ho Satan Satanas,’ as hōs they call legō them), to you I say legō, I lay ballō on epi you hymeis no ou other allos burden baros, 25 only plēn hold fast to krateō what hos you have echō until achri I come hēkō. 26 As for kai the ho one who conquers nikaō, · kai who ho keeps tēreō my egō works ergon until achri the end telos, · ho to him autos I will give didōmi authority exousia over epi the ho nations ethnos, 27 and kai he will rule poimainō them autos with en a rod rhabdos of iron sidērous, as hōs when · ho earthen keramikos pots skeuos · ho are broken to pieces syntribō, 28 even as hōs I kai myself have received lambanō authority from para · ho my egō Father patēr. I will also kai give didōmi him autos the ho morning prōinos star astēr. · ho 29 He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma is saying legō to the ho churches ekklēsia.

To the Church in Ephesus

“To the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus(A) write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(B) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(C) I know your deeds,(D) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(E) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(F) You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(G) and have not grown weary.

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(H) Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(I) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(J) from its place. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(K) which I also hate.

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

To the Church in Smyrna

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna(P) write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(Q) who died and came to life again.(R) I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(S) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(T) but are a synagogue of Satan.(U) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(V) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(W) Be faithful,(X) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(Y)

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(Z) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(AA)

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(AB) write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(AC) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(AD) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(AE) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(AF)

14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(AG) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(AH) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(AI) and committed sexual immorality.(AJ) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(AK) 16 Repent(AL) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(AM)

17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(AN) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(AO) I will give some of the hidden manna.(AP) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(AQ) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(AR)

To the Church in Thyatira

18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(AS) write:

These are the words of the Son of God,(AT) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(AU) 19 I know your deeds,(AV) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(AW) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(AX) 21 I have given her time(AY) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(AZ) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(BA) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(BB) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(BC)

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(BD) 25 except to hold on to what you have(BE) until I come.’(BF)

26 To the one who is victorious(BG) and does my will to the end,(BH) I will give authority over the nations(BI) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(BJ) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b](BK)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(BL) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(BM) what the Spirit says to the churches.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
  2. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9