1 "To the angel
of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right
hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this: 2 'I
know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot endure
evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they
are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and
you have perseverance and have endured for My name's sake, and have not grown
weary. 4 'But I have this against
you, that you have left your first love. 5 'Remember
therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at
first; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its
place-- unless you repent. 6 'Yet
this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also
hate. 7 'He who has an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant
to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.'
8 "And
to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was
dead, and has come to life, says this: 9 'I
know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy
by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 'Do
not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some
of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten
days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 'He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who
overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.'
12 "And
to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp
two-edged sword says this: 13 'I know
where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did
not deny My faith, even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one,
who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 'But
I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the
teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before
the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit acts of
immorality. 15 'Thus you also have
some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 'Repent
therefore; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against
them with the sword of My mouth. 17 'He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who
overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a
white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who
receives it.'
18 "And
to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes
like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this: 19 'I
know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and
that your deeds of late are greater than at first. 20 'But
I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls
herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray, so
that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 'And
I gave her time to repent; and she does not want to repent of her immorality. 22 'Behold,
I will cast her upon a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her
into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. 23 'And
I will kill her children with pestilence; and all the churches will know that
I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you
according to your deeds. 24 'But I
say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who
have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them-- I place no other
burden on you. 25 'Nevertheless what
you have, hold fast until I come. 26 'And
he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, to him I will give
authority over the NATIONS; 27 AND HE
SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, as the vessels of the potter are broken to
pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and
I will give him the morning star. 29 'He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
