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:

`To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands -- the golden:

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 have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be 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 thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary.

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

`But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!

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, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform;

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 dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that 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 who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that 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 to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live;

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 have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of the Adversary.

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.

`Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the 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 who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of 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 messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:

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 have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.

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 against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;

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

so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing 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.

`Reform! and if not, I come to 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 who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving.

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 to the messenger of the assembly of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who is having his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like to fine brass;

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 love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last 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.

`But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;

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

and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform;

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.

lo, I will cast her into a couch, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation -- if they may not repent of their works,

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 her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- 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.

`And to you I say, and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden;

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

but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may 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 who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations,

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 the potter they shall be broken -- as I also have received from my Father;

28 a nd I will give him the morning star.

and I will give to him the morning star.

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

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.