1 By the messenger of the in Ephesus congregation do thou write: These things says the one holding the seven stars in the right of himself, the one walking in midst of the seven lampstands the golden.
2 I know the works of thee, and the toil of thee, and the patient endurance of thee, and that not thou art able to bear with bad ones; and thou hast tried those declaring themselves apostles to be, and not they are; and thou hast found them liars;
3 and patient endurance thou hast, and thou hast suffered on account of the name of me, and not thou hast wearied.
4 But I have against thee, because the love of thee the first thou hast relaxed.
5 Do thou remember therefore whence thou hast fallen, and change thy mind, and the first works do thou; if but not, I am coming to thee speedily, and I will remove the lampstand of thee out of the place of itself, if not thou dost change thy mind.
6 But that thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 The one having an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the congregations. To the one overcoming I will give to him to eat from the wood of life, which is in the paradise of the God of me.
8 And by the messenger of the in Smyrna congregation do thou write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived;
9 I know of thee the works, and the affliction, and the poverty, (but rich thou art,) and the blasphemy from those declaring Jews to be themselves, and not are, but an assembly of the adversary.
10 Not fear thou the things thou art about to suffer; lo, is about to cast the accuser from of you into prison, so that you may be tried; and you shall have affliction days ten. Be thou faithful till death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.
11 The one having an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the congregations. The one overcoming not not he may be hurt by the death the second.
12 And by the messenger of the in Pergamos congregation do thou write: These things says the one having the broad sword that twomouthed the sharp.
13 I know the works of thee, and where thou dwellest, where the throne of the adversary; and thou holdest fast the name of me, and not thou didst deny the faith of me, even in those days in which Antipas the witness of me the faithful, who was killed among you, where the adversary dwells.
14 But I have against thee a few things, because thou hast there some holding the teaching of Balaam, who instructed the Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the sons of Israel, to eat idol sacrifices and to fornicate.
15 So hast also thou some holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner.
16 Change thy mind therefore; if but not, I am coming to thee quickly, and I will war with them by the broadsword of the mouth of me.
17 The one having an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the congregations. To the one coming I will give to him of the manna of that having been hidden, and I will give to him a pebble white, and on the pebble a name new having been written, which no one knows if not the one receiving.
18 And by the messenger of the in Thyatira congregation write: These things says the son of the God, the one having the eyes of himself as a flame of fire, and the feet of him like to fine white brass.
19 I know of thee the works, and the love, and the faith, and the service, and the patient endurance of thee, and the works of thee the last more of the first.
20 But I have against thee, because thou lettest alone the wife of thee Jezebel, the one calling herself a prophetess, and she teaches and seduces the my bondservants, to fornicate and to eat idol sacrifices.
21 And I gave to her time so that she might reform, and not she wills to reform from the fornication of herself;
22 lo, I cast her into a bed, and those committing adultery with her into affliction great, if not they should reform from the works of her,
23 and the children of her I will kill with death; and I shall know all the congregations, that I am the one searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you to each one according to the works of you.
24 To you but I say, to the remaining ones to those in Thyatira, as many as not hold the teaching this, who not knew the depths of the adversary (as they say). Not I will lay on you other burden;
25 but what you have, hold fast till of which I may have come.
26 And the one overcoming, and the one keeping till an end the works of me, I will give to him authority over the nations;
27 and he shall rule them with a rod made of iron, as the vessels those earthen ones it is breaking together, as also I received from of the Father of me;
28 and I will give to him thew star the morning.
29 The one having an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the congregations.
1 "To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:
2 "'I know your works, and your labor, and your patience. I also know how you cannot tolerate those who are evil. You tested those who say they are apostles. They are not apostles. You found them to be liars.
3 "'You have endured and are patient. You suffer for my name's sake and have not grown weary.
4 "'However I have this against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.
5 "'Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins repent and do what you did at first. If you do not turn from your sins, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place.
6 "'Yet you have this in your favor: you hate the deeds of the sect of Nicolaus just as I hate their deeds.
7 "'He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the congregations! To him who overcomes I will give the right to eat the fruit of the tree of life that grows in the Paradise Garden of God.'
8 "To the angel of the congregation in Smyrna write: This is the message from the one who is the 'First and the Last', who died and came to life again.
9 "'I know your troubles. I know that you are poor, but you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not. Their synagogue belongs to Satan!
10 "'Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil false accuserDevil is about to throw you into prison, that you may be tested. You will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful even if you must die, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 "'He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the congregations. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.'
12 "To the angel of the congregation in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword:
13 "'I know where you live and where the throne of Satan is. You cling to my name and have not denied my faith, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness. He was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
14 "'I have a few things against you: you have people there who hold to the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to present a snare to the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication.
15 "'You also have those who hold the doctrine teaching of the sect of Nicolaus in like manner.
16 "'Turn away from your sins! If you do not repent I will come to you soon. And I will fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
17 "'He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the congregations! To those who overcome in victory I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give each of them a white stone on which is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.'
18 "To the angel of the congregation in Thyatira write: This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes blaze like fire, whose feet shine like polished brass.
19 "'I know your works. I know your love, your faithfulness, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did 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 servants astray so that they commit immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
21 "'I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.
22 "'Watch this! I am going to throw her into a sickbed. Those who commit sexual sins with her will also suffer much trouble, unless they repent and turn away from what she is doing.
23 "'I will kill her children with deadly plague. Then all the congregations will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.
24 "'But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold on to Jezebel's teaching, who have not learned what are called the "deep things of Satan," I will not burden you with anything else.
25 "'Just hold on to what you have until I come.
26 "'To the person who conquers and continues to do my works to the end, I will give power authority over the nations.
27 "'He will rule them with a rod of iron and break them to pieces like clay vessels: even as I received from my Father.
28 "'I will give him the morning star.
29 "'He who can hear let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.'"