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| [1]To the angel of the church which is in Ephesos, write: These saith the Holder of all,ⓘ and of the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven candlesticks of gold. |
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| [2]I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and [that] thou canst not bear evils; and hast tried those who say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars. |
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| [3]And thou hast patience, and hast laboured on account of my name, and hast not fainted. |
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| [4]But I have against thee, because thy first love thou hast forsaken. |
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| [5]Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. But if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick from its place, if thou convert not. |
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| [6]But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nikolitu, which also I [hate]. |
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| [7]He who hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him who overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God. |
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| [8]And to the angel of the church which is in Smurna, write: These saith the First and the Last, who was dead, and liveth. |
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| [9]I know thy works, and affliction, and poverty, but thou art rich; and the blasphemy of them who say of themselves that they are Jihudoyee, and are not, but the synagogue of Satana. |
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| [10]Fear not any thing of those that thou art to suffer; for, behold, it will be that the accuser will cast some of you into prison, so that you may be tried; and you will have affliction ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee the crown of life |
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| [11]He who hath ears, let him hear what saith the Spirit to the churches. He who overcometh shall not be injured by the second death. |
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| [12]And to the angel of the church which is in Pergamos, write: These saith he who hath the sharp sword with two edges. |
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| [13]I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, where [is] the throne of Satana; and thou hast held my name, and not denied my faith in those days when my witness was exposed,ⓘ my faithful one, who was killed with you where dwelleth Satana. |
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| [14]But I have against thee a little,ⓘ because thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Belam, who taught Balok to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat that which the sons of idols [eat], and to commit fornication. |
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| [15]So hast thou who hold the doctrine of the Nikolitu: of it, in like [manner], repent; |
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| [16]And if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will war against them with the sword of my mouth. |
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| [17]He who hath ears, let him hear what saith the Spirit to the churches. To him who overcometh will I give to eat of the manna which is hidden; and I will give to him the white stone,ⓘ and upon the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth but he who receiveth. |
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| [18]And to the angel and churchⓘ which is in Thiatiros, write: These saith the Son of Aloha, who hath his eyes as the flame of fire, and his feet like refined brass. |
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| [19]I know thy works, and thy love and faith and service; and also thy patience, and thy last works to be greater than the first. |
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| [20]But I have against thee that thou permittest thy wife Izabel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat what the sons of idolsⓘ [eat]. |
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| [21]And I gave her time when she might convert, and she willed not to repent of her fornication. |
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| [22]Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those who have committed adultery with her into great affliction, if they repent not of their works. |
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| [23]And her sons will I kill with death, and all the churches shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and the hearts: and I will give to you every one according to your works. |
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| [24]But to you I say, to those of the rest who are in Thiatiros, all them who have not this doctrine, the men who know not the depthsⓘ Of Satana, as they speak; I will not throw upon you another burden; |
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| [25]But that which you have, hold, until I come. |
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| [26]And he who conquereth, and he who keepeth until the end my works, I will give to him powerⓘ over the peoples, |
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| [27]And he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and as a vessel of the potter shall they be destroyed, as also I have received from my Father; |
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| [28]And I will give to him the morning star. |
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| [29]He who hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. |
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