1 “ To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:

¶ Unto the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write; These things, saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

2 ‘ I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear those who are evil; and thou hast tried those who say they are apostles and are not and hast found them liars,

3 a nd you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary.

and hast suffered, and doth suffer and for my name’s sake hast laboured and hast not fainted.

4 B ut I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

Nevertheless I have against thee that thou hast left thy first love, charity.

5 T herefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.

Remember, therefore, from where thou art fallen and repent and do the first works, or else I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy lampstand out of its place, except thou repent.

6 Y et this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 H e who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.’ Message to Smyrna

He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations; To him that overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

8 “ And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:

¶ And unto the angel of the congregation of Smyrna write: These things, saith the first and the last, who was dead, and is alive:

9 ‘ I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

I know thy works and tribulation and poverty, (but thou art rich), and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

10 D o not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

11 H e who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.’ Message to Pergamum

He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations; He that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.

12 “ And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:

¶ And to the angel of the congregation in Pergamos write; These things, saith he, who has the sharp sword with two edges:

13 ‘ I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s throne is, and thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith, even in those days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwellest.

14 B ut I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.

But I have a few things against thee because thou hast there those that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols and to commit fornication.

15 S o you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

So hast thou also those that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate.

16 T herefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Repent, or else I will come unto thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 H e who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.’ Message to Thyatira

He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations; To him that overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a small white stone and in the stone a new name written, which no one knows except the one that receives it.

18 “ And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:

¶ And unto the angel of the congregation in Thyatira write; These things, saith the Son of God, who has his eyes like unto a flame of fire and his feet like unto brilliant metal:

19 ‘ I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

I have known thy works and charity and service and faith and thy patience and thy works and the last to be more than the first.

20 B ut I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel (who calls herself a prophetess) to teach and to seduce my slaves to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

21 I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.

And I have given her time to repent of her fornication, and she repented not.

22 B ehold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds.

Behold, I will cast her into a bed and those that commit adultery with her into great tribulation unless they repent of their deeds.

23 A nd I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

And I will kill her children with death, and all the congregations shall know that I AM he that searches the kidneys and hearts, and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

24 B ut I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you.

But unto you I say and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine and who have not known the depths of Satan (as they say); I will put upon you no other burden

25 N evertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.

But that which ye have already hold fast until I come.

26 H e who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations;

And he that overcomes and keeps my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the Gentiles;

27 a nd he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father;

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter they shall be broken to shivers, even as I received of my Father.

28 a nd I will give him the morning star.

And I will give him the morning star.

29 H e who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations.