Revelation 2–3

Unto ^athe angel of the church of ^bEphesus write; These things saith ^che that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh ^din the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; ^2eI know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not ^fbear them which are evil: and ^gthou hast tried them ^hwhich say they are ⁱapostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: ³and hast ^fjborne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and ^khast not fainted. ⁴Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left ^lthy first love. ⁵Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else ^mI will come unto thee quickly, and will remove ⁿthy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. ⁶But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of ^othe Nicolaitans, which I also hate. ^7pHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; ^qTo him that overcometh will I give to eat of ^rthe tree of life, which is in the midst of ^sthe paradise of God.

⁸And unto ^athe angel of the church in ^tSmyrna write; These things saith ^uthe first and the last, ^vwhich was dead, and is alive; ^9eI know thy works, and tribulation, and ^wpoverty, (but thou art ^wrich) and I know the blasphemy of ^xythem which say they are Jews, and are not, but are ^ythe synagogue of ^zSatan. ¹⁰Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ^aye shall have ^btribulation ^cten days: ^dbe thou ^efaithful unto death, and I will give thee ^fa crown of life. ^11gHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; ^gHe that overcometh ^hshall not be hurt of ⁱthe second death.

¹²And to ^jthe angel of the church in ^kPergamos write; These things saith ^lhe which hath the sharp sword with two edges; ^13mI know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where ⁿSatan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not ^odenied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my ^efaithful ^pmartyr, who was slain among you, where ⁿSatan dwelleth. ^14ppBut I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of ^qBalaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, ^rto eat things sacrificed unto idols, and ^sto commit fornication. ¹⁵So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of ^tthe Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. ¹⁶Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and ^uwill fight against them with ^lthe sword of my mouth. ^17gHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; ^gTo him that overcometh will I give to eat of ^vthe hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone ^wa new name written, ^xwhich no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

¹⁸And unto ^jthe angel of the church in ^yThyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, ^zwho hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and ^ahis feet are like fine brass; ^19mI know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. ^20bNotwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman ^cJezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to ^decommit fornication, and ^dto eat things sacrificed unto idols. ²¹And ^fI gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. ²²Behold, I will ^gcast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. ²³And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he ^hwhich searcheth ⁱthe reins and ^ihhearts: and ^kI will give unto every one of you according to your works. ²⁴But unto you I say, and unto the rest in ^lThyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of ^mSatan, as they speak; I will ⁿput upon you none other burden. ²⁵But ^othat which ye have already hold fast till ^ooI come. ^26pAnd he that overcometh, and keepeth my works ^qunto the end, to ^rhim will I give power over the nations: ²⁷and ^she shall ^trule them with a rod of iron; ^sas the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: ^ueven as I received of my Father. ²⁸And I will give him ^wthe morning star. ^29xHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

III.And unto ^athe angel of the church in ^bSardis write; These things saith he that hath ^cthe seven spirits of God, and ^dthe seven stars; I ^eknow thy works, that thou hast a name ^fthat thou livest, and ^fgart dead. ²Be ^hwatchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy ⁱworks perfect before God. ^3kRemember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and ^lrepent. If therefore thou shalt not ^hwatch, I will ^mcome on thee ⁿas a thief, and ⁿthou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. ⁴Thou hast a few ^onames even in ^bSardis, which have not ^pdefiled their garments; and they shall walk with me ^qin white: for they are ^rworthy. ^5sHe that overcometh, the same ^tshall be clothed ^qin white raiment; and I will not ^ublot out his name out of ^vthe book of life, but ^wI will confess his name before my Father, and ^xbefore his angels. ^6yHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

⁷And to ^athe angel of the church in ^zPhiladelphia write; These things saith ^ahe that is ^bholy, ^ahe that is ^ctrue, he that hath ^dthe key of David, ^ehe that openeth, and no man shutteth; and ^fshutteth, and no man openeth; ^8gI know thy works: behold, I have set before thee ^han open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not ⁱdenied my name. ⁹Behold, I will make them of ^kthe synagogue of Satan, ^kwhich say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, ^lI will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that ^mI have loved thee. ¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, ⁿI also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon ^oall the world, to try ^pthem that dwell upon the earth. ^11qBehold, I come quickly: ^rshold that fast which thou hast, that no man take ^tthy crown. ^12uHim that overcometh will I make ^va pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him ^wthe name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is ^xnew Jerusalem, ^ywhich cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him ^zmy new name. ^13aHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

¹⁴And unto ^bthe angel of the church of the ^cLaodiceans write; These things saith the ^dAmen, ^ethe faithful and ^ftrue witness, ^gthe beginning of the creation of God; ^15hI know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: ⁱI would thou wert cold or hot. ¹⁶So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. ¹⁷Because thou sayest, ^kI am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: ¹⁸I counsel thee ^lto buy of me ^mgold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and ⁿwhite raiment, ^othat thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. ^19pAs many as ^qI love, I rebuke and chasten: ^rbe zealous therefore, and ^srepent. ²⁰Behold, I stand at the door, and ^tuknock: ^uif any man hear my voice, and open the door, ^vI will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. ^21wTo him that overcometh will I grant ^xto sit with me in my throne, even as ^yI also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. ^22zHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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