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| [1]And to the messenger of the assembly of Ephesus write thus says He Who holds seven stars in His hand He Who walks among the menorahs of gold |
[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. |
| [2]Know I your works and your toil and your patience and that not you can bear evil ones and you have tested those who claim themselves that apostles they are and they are not and you have found them false |
[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. |
| [3]And patience is to you and you have endured because of My Name and not you have tired |
[3]And thou hast patience, and hast laboured on account of my name, and hast not fainted. |
| [4]But is to me against you because your love former you have left |
[4]But I have against thee, because thy first love thou hast forsaken. |
| [5]Remember from where you have come out and do the works former but if not come I against you and shall move I your menorah unless you repent |
[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. |
| [6]But this is to you that you hate the works of Naqolayta those which I hate I |
[6]But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nikolitu, which also I [hate]. |
| [7]He who has to him ears let hear what The Spirit speaks to the assemblies and to the victor I shall give from the tree of life to eat that which is in The Paradise of Alaha |
[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. |
| [8]And to the messenger of the assembly of Zmurna write thus says The First and The Last He Who was dead and lives |
[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. |
| [9]Know I your suffering and your poverty but rich you are and the blasphemy that is from those who call themselves Jews of the Judeans when not they are but the company of Satan |
[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. |
| [10]In anything not be afraid of those things that will you suffer behold will The Devil throw some of you into the house of imprisonment to be tested and there will be to you suffering days ten be faithful until death and I shall give to you a crown of life |
[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 |
| [11]He who has to him an ear let him hear what The Spirit says to the assemblies "Whoever overcomes not will be hurt from death the second" |
[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. |
| [12]And to the messenger who is in the assembly of Pergama write thus says He that is to Him a sword sharp of two edges |
[12]And to the angel of the church which is in Pergamos, write: These saith he who hath the sharp sword with two edges. |
| [13]Know I where you dwell the place of The Throne of Satan and keep you My Name and My faith not you have denied and in the days you contended and witness My faithful for the sake of all witnesses My faithful he among you was murdered |
[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. |
| [14]But is to me against you a few things for there are to you there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam him who taught Balaq to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel to eat sacrifices of idols and to commit fornication |
[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. |
| [15]So are also to you those holding the doctrine of Naqolayta likewise |
[15]So hast thou who hold the doctrine of the Nikolitu: of it, in like [manner], repent; |
| [16]Return therefore but if not shall come I upon you at once and I shall make war with them with the sword of My mouth |
[16]And if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will war against them with the sword of my mouth. |
| [17]And he who has to him an ear let him hear what The Spirit speaks to the assemblies "to the one who is victorious I shall give from manna that which is hidden and I shall give to him a pebble white and upon the pebble a name new of writing that no man knows except he who receives |
[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. |
| [18]And to the messenger who is in the assembly that in Thautayra write thus says The Son of Alaha He Who has to Him eyes as flames of fire and His feet as brass of Lebanon |
[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. |
| [19]Know I your works and your love and your faith and your service and your patience and your works latter more are than the first |
[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. |
| [20]But is to me against you much because you allow your wife Jezebel she who says about herself that a prophetess she is and teaches and seduces My servants to commit fornication and to eat sacrifices of idols |
[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]. |
| [21]And I gave her time for repentance and not she chose to turn from her fornication |
[21]And I gave her time when she might convert, and she willed not to repent of her fornication. |
| [22]Behold shall cast I her into a coffin and those who commit adultery with her into suffering great unless they repent of their deeds |
[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. |
| [23]And her children I shall kill in the death and will know all the assemblies that I do search the kidneys and the heart and I shall give to you to everyone according to your works |
[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. |
| [24]To you say I and to the rest who in Thautayra all of them those there is not to whom doctrine this those who not have known the depths of Satan as they say not I shall lay upon you burden another |
[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; |
| [25]That therefore that is to you hold fast until come I |
[25]But that which you have, hold, until I come. |
| [26]And he who is victorious and keeps my works I shall give to him authority over the nations |
[26]And he who conquereth, and he who keepeth until the end my works, I will give to him powerⓘ over the peoples, |
| [27]To shepherd them with a rod of iron and as vessels of a potter you shall shatter them in this way for also I have received from My Father |
[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; |
| [28]And I shall give to him the star of the dawn |
[28]And I will give to him the morning star. |
| [29]He who is to him an ear let him hear what The Spirit is speaking to the assemblies |
[29]He who hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. |