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1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

1"To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: 'The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says this:

2I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

2I know what you've been doing, your toil, and your endurance. I also know that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles, but are not, and have found them to be false.

3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

3You have endured and suffered because of my name, yet you have not grown weary.

4But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

4However, I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

5Therefore, remember how far you have fallen. Repent and go back to what you were doing at first. If you don't, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place—unless you repent.

6But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

6But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

7Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give the privilege of eating from the tree of life that is in God's paradise.'"

8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

8"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: 'The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says this:

9I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

9I know your suffering and your poverty—though you are rich—and the slander committed by those who claim to be Jews but are not. They are the synagogue of Satan.

10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

10Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.

11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

11Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be hurt by the second death.'"

12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

12"To the messenger of the church in Pergamum, write: 'The one who holds the sharp, two-edged sword, says this:

13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

13I know where you live. Satan's throne is there. Yet you hold on to my name and have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your presence, where Satan lives.

14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

14But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, the one who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and practice immorality.

15In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

15You also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

16Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

16So repent. If you don't, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.

17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

17Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone. On the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the person who receives it.'"

18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

18"To the messenger of the church in Thyatira, write: 'The Son of God, whose eyes are like flaming fire and whose feet are like glowing bronze, says this:

19I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.

19I know what you've been doing—your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance—and that your last actions are greater than the first.

20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and who teaches and leads my servants to practice immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

21Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.

21I gave her time to repent, but she refused to repent of her immorality.

22Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

22Look! I am going to strike her with illness. Those who commit adultery with her will also suffer greatly, unless they repent from acting like her.

23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

23I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will reward each of you as your actions deserve.

24But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you.

24But as for the rest of you in Thyatira—you who do not hold to this teaching and who have not learned what some people call the deep things of Satan—I won't burden you with anything else.

25Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.

25Just hold on to what you have until I come.

26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

26To the person who conquers and continues to do what I've commanded to the end, I will give authority over the nations.

27He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.

27He will rule them with an iron scepter; shattering them like clay pots.'

28And I will give him the morning star.

28Just as I have received authority from my Father, I will also give him the morning star.

29He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

29Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

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