These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.^r ¹³I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,^s not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,^t who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.^u

¹⁴Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:^v There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,^w who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols^x and committed sexual immorality.^y ¹⁵Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.^z ¹⁶Repent^a therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.^b

¹⁷Whoever has ears, let them hear^c what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,^d I will give some of the hidden manna.^e I will also give that person a white stone with a new name^f written on it, known only to the one who receives it.^g

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Cross references

q Rev 1:11
rver 16; See Rev 1:16
s Rev 14:12
t Rev 1:5; 11:3
uver 9, 24; See Mt 4:10
vver 20
wSee 2 Pe 2:15
xSee Ac 15:20
y 1 Co 6:13
zver 6
aSee ver 5
b 2 Th 2:8; See Rev 1:16
cSee ver 7
dSee Jn 16:33
e Jn 6:49, 50
f Isa 56:5; 62:2; 65:15
g Rev 19:12