REVELATION 2 [†]“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of  e him who holds the seven stars in his right hand,  f who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

2 g “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but  h have tested those  i who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up  j for my name’s sake, and you  k have not grown weary. 4[†]But I have this against you, that you have abandoned  l the love you had at first. 5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do  m the works you did at first. If not,  n I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6[†]Yet this you have: you hate the works of  o the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7[†] p He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  q To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of  r the tree of life, which is in  s the paradise of God.’

8[†]“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of  t the first and the last,  u who died and came to life.

9[†]“‘I know your tribulation and  v your poverty ( v but you are rich) and the slander [1] of  w those who say that 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 throw some of you into prison,  w that you may be tested, and for  x ten days  y you will have tribulation.  z Be faithful  a unto death, and I will give you  b the crown of life. 11 c He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  c The one who conquers will not be hurt by  d the second death.’

12[†]“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has  e the sharp two-edged sword.

13[†]“‘I know where you dwell,  f where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not  g deny my faith [2] even in the days of Antipas  h my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14[†]But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of  i Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might  j eat food sacrificed to idols and  k practice sexual immorality. 15So also you have some who hold the teaching of  l the Nicolaitans. 16[†]Therefore repent. If not,  m I will come to you soon and  n war against them with  e the sword of my mouth. 17[†] c He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  c To the one who conquers I will give some of  o the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with  p a new name written on the stone  q that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

18[†]“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God,  r who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.

19[†] s “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman  t Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants [3]  u to practice sexual immorality and  u to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21[†]I gave her time to repent, but  v she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 22Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, 23and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he  w who searches mind and heart, and  x I will give to each of you according to your works. 24[†]But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call  y the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I  z do not lay on you any other burden. 25Only hold fast  a what you have until I come. 26[†] b The one who conquers and who keeps my works  c until the end,  d to him I will give authority over the nations, 27and  e he will  f rule them with a rod of iron,  g as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 28And I will give him  h the morning star. 29 p He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’