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Revelations, Chapter 2

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^a Lit in the middle ofamong the seven golden lampstands, says this:	1 Rev 1:11 Rev 1:16 Rev 1:12
² ‘I know your deeds and your toil and^b Or steadfastnessperseverance, and that you cannot tolerate 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^c V 2, note 1perseverance 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 Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the^d Lit first deedsdeeds 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.’	2 Rev 2:19 Rev 3:1 Rev 3:8 Rev 3:15 Joh 6:6 Jo1 4:1 Co2 11:13 3 Joh 15:21 4 Jer 2:2 Mat 24:12 5 Rev 2:16 Rev 2:22 Rev 3:3 Rev 3:19 Heb 10:32 Rev 2:2 Mat 5:14 Php 2:15 Rev 1:20 6 Rev 2:15 7 Mat 11:15 Rev 2:11 Rev 2:17 Rev 3:6 Rev 3:13 Rev 3:22 Rev 13:9 Rev 2:11 Rev 2:17 Rev 2:26 Rev 3:5 Rev 3:12 Rev 3:21 Rev 21:7 Gen 2:9 Gen 3:22 Pro 3:18 Pro 11:30 Pro 13:12 Pro 15:4 Rev 22:2 Rev 22:14 Eze 28:13 Eze 31:8 Luk 23:43
⁸ “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who^e Lit becamewas dead, and has come to life, says this:	8 Rev 1:11 Isa 44:6 Isa 48:12 Rev 1:17 Rev 22:13 Rev 1:18
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, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days.^f Or Prove yourself faithfulBe 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 will not be hurt by the second death.’	9 Rev 1:9 Co2 6:10 Co2 8:9 Jam 2:5 Co2 6:10 Co2 8:9 Jam 2:5 Rev 3:9 Mat 4:10 Rev 2:13 Rev 2:24 10 Rev 3:10 Rev 13:14 Dan 1:12 Dan 1:14 Rev 2:13 Rev 12:11 Rev 17:14 Co1 9:25 Rev 3:11 11 Mat 11:15 Rev 2:7 Rev 2:17 Rev 2:29 Rev 3:6 Rev 3:13 Rev 3:22 Rev 13:9 Rev 2:7 Rev 2:17 Rev 2:26 Rev 3:5 Rev 3:12 Rev 3:21 Rev 21:7 Rev 20:6 Rev 20:14 Rev 21:8
¹² “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:	12 Rev 1:11 Rev 1:16 Rev 2:16
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 So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. ¹⁶ Therefore repent; 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.’	13 Mat 4:10 Rev 2:24 Ti1 5:8 Rev 14:12 Act 22:20 Rev 1:5 Rev 11:3 Rev 17:6 Rev 2:10 Rev 12:11 Rev 17:14 Rev 2:9 14 Rev 2:20 Num 31:16 Pe2 2:15 Num 25:1 Act 15:29 Co1 10:20 Rev 2:20 15 Rev 2:6 16 Rev 2:5 Rev 22:7 Rev 22:20 Th2 2:8 Rev 1:16 17 Rev 2:7 Rev 2:7 Exo 16:33 Joh 6:49 Isa 56:5 Isa 62:2 Isa 65:15 Rev 14:3 Rev 19:12
¹⁸ “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has^g Lit His eyeseyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:	18 Rev 1:11 Rev 2:24 Mat 4:3 Rev 1:14
¹⁹ ‘I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and^h Or steadfastnessperseverance, and that yourⁱ Lit last deedsdeeds of late are greater than^j Lit the firstat 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 I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality. ²² Behold, I will throw her^k Lit intoon a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of^l One early ms reads theirher deeds. ²³ And I will kill her children with^m Lit deathpestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches theⁿ Lit kidneys, i.e. inner manminds 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 He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE^o Or GentilesNATIONS; ²⁷ AND HE SHALL^p Lit shepherdRULE 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.’	19 Rev 2:2 20 Rev 2:14 Ki1 16:31 Ki1 21:25 Ki2 9:7 Ki2 9:22 Ki2 9:30 Act 15:29 Co1 10:20 Rev 2:14 21 Rom 2:4 Pe2 3:9 Rom 2:5 Rev 9:20 Rev 16:9 Rev 16:11 22 Rev 17:2 Rev 18:9 23 Psa 7:9 Psa 26:2 Psa 139:1 Jer 11:20 Jer 17:10 Mat 16:27 Luk 16:15 Act 1:24 Rom 8:27 Psa 62:12 24 Rev 2:18 Co1 2:10 Act 15:28 25 Rev 3:11 Joh 21:22 26 Rev 2:7 Mat 10:22 Heb 3:6 Psa 2:8 Rev 3:21 Rev 20:4 27 Psa 2:9 Rev 12:5 Rev 19:15 Isa 30:14 Jer 19:11 28 Jo1 3:2 Rev 22:16 29 Rev 2:7


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