{"book":"Revelation","slug":"revelation","ch":2,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Revelation of Jesus Christ","prev":"revelation/1","next":"revelation/3","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[“] 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"[“] To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:"},{"style":"tab1stlinered","t":"These [are] the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand [and] walks among the seven golden lampstands."}],"h":"To the Church in Ephesus","style":"red"},{"v":2,"t":"I 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":3,"t":"Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":5,"t":"Therefore, 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.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"But you have this [to your credit]: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":7,"t":"He 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":8,"t":"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These [are] the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:"},{"style":"tab1stlinered","t":"These [are] the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life."}],"h":"To the Church in Smyrna","style":"red"},{"v":9,"t":"I 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":10,"t":"{Do} not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":11,"t":"He 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":12,"t":"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These [are] the words of the [One who] holds the sharp, double-edged sword.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:"},{"style":"tab1stlinered","t":"These [are] the words of the [One who] holds the sharp, double-edged sword."}],"h":"To the Church in Pergamum","style":"red"},{"v":13,"t":"I know where you live, where the throne of Satan [sits], yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny [your] faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":14,"t":"But 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":15,"t":"In the same way, [some of] you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"He 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].","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":18,"t":"To [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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"To [the] angel of the church in Thyatira write:"},{"style":"tab1stlinered","t":"These [are] the words of the Son of God, whose eyes [are] like a blazing fire and [whose] feet [are] like polished bronze."}],"h":"To the Church in Thyatira","style":"red"},{"v":19,"t":"I know your deeds — your love, [your] faith, [your] service, [your] perseverance — and your latest deeds [are] greater than [your] first.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":20,"t":"But 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":21,"t":"Even [though] I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"Behold, 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.","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":23,"t":"Then 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.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"But 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","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"},{"v":25,"t":"than to hold fast to what you have until I come.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"And to the [one who] overcomes and continues {in} My work until [the] end, I will give authority over the nations.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"He will rule them with an iron scepter [and] shatter [them] like pottery — just as I have received [authority] from My Father.","f":["Psalm 2:9 (see also LXX)"]},{"v":28,"t":"And I will give him the morning star.","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.[’’]","f":[],"style":"tab1stlinered"}]}