Revelation 2:1–11

THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES

THE LETTER TO EPHESUS

2“Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands:^{at 2}I know your works, your labor, and your endurance,^au and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not,^a and you have found them to be liars.^{b 3}I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name,^c and you have not grown weary. ⁴But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.^{d 5}Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first.^e Otherwise, I will come to you^D and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. ⁶Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

⁷“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give^f the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in^E the paradise of God.^g

THE LETTER TO SMYRNA

⁸“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last,^h the one who was dead and came to life: ⁹I know your^F affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.^{i 10}Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil^j is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days.^k Be faithful to the point of death,^l and I will give you the crown^G of life.^m

¹¹“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.ⁿ