1 “ Write this to the angel of the church in the city of Ephesus: ‘The One Who holds the seven stars in His right hand and the One Who walks among the seven lights made of gold, says this:

Ao anjo da igreja em Éfeso escreve: Isto diz aquele que tem na sua destra as sete estrelas, que anda no meio dos sete candeeiros de ouro:

2 I know what you have done and how hard you have worked. I know how long you can wait and not give up. I know that you cannot put up with sinful men. I know that you have put men to the test who call themselves missionaries. You have found they are not missionaries but are false.

Conheço as tuas obras, e o teu trabalho, e a tua perseverança; sei que não podes suportar os maus, e que puseste ã prova os que se dizem apóstolos e não o são, e os achaste mentirosos;

3 Y ou have waited long and have not given up. You have suffered because of Me. You have kept going on and have not become tired.

e tens perseverança e por amor do meu nome sofreste, e não desfaleceste.

4 B ut I have this one thing against you. You do not love Me as you did at first.

Tenho, porém, contra ti que deixaste o teu primeiro amor.

5 R emember how you once loved Me. Be sorry for your sin and love Me again as you did at first. If you do not, I will come to you and take your light out of its place. I will do this unless you are sorry for your sin and turn from it.

Lembra-te, pois, donde caíste, e arrepende-te, e pratica as primeiras obras; e se não, brevemente virei a ti, e removerei do seu lugar o teu candeeiro, se não te arrependeres.

6 B ut you have this: You hate what the Nicolaitans do. I hate what they do also.

Tens, porém, isto, que aborreces as obras dos nicolaítas, as quais eu também aborreço.

7 Y ou have ears! Then listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the fruit of the tree of life in the garden of God to everyone who has power and wins.’ Words to the Church in Smyrna

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8 “ Write this to the angel of the church in the city of Smyrna: ‘The One Who is First and Last, the One Who died and came to life again, says this:

Ao anjo da igreja em Esmirna escreve: Isto diz o primeiro e o último, que foi morto e reviveu:

9 I know of your troubles. I know you are poor. But still you are rich! I know the bad things spoken against you by those who say they are Jews. But they are not Jews. They belong to the devil.

Conheço a tua tribulação e a tua pobreza (mas tu és rico), e a blasfêmia dos que dizem ser judeus, e não o são, porém são sinagoga de Satanás.

10 D o not be afraid of what you will suffer. Listen! The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will be in trouble for ten days. Be faithful even to death. Then I will give you the crown of life.

Não temas o que hás de padecer. Eis que o Diabo está para lançar alguns de vós na prisão, para que sejais provados; e tereis uma tribulação de dez dias. Sê fiel até a morte, e dar-te-ei a coroa da vida.

11 Y ou have ears! Then listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The person who has power and wins will not be hurt by the second death!’ Words to the Church in Pergamum

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12 “ Write this to the angel of the church in the city of Pergamum: ‘The One Who has the sharp sword that cuts both ways, says this:

Ao anjo da igreja em Pérgamo escreve: Isto diz aquele que tem a espada aguda de dois gumes:

13 I know where you live. It is the place where Satan sits. I know that you are true to Me. You did not give up and turn away from your faith in Me, even when Antipas was killed. He was faithful in speaking for Me. He was killed in front of you where Satan is.

Sei onde habitas, que é onde está o trono de Satanás; mas reténs o meu nome e não negaste a minha fé, mesmo nos dias de Antipas, minha fiel testemunha, o qual foi morto entre vós, onde Satanás habita.

14 B ut I have a few things against you. You have some people who follow the teaching of Balaam. He taught Balak to set a trap for the Jews. He taught them to eat food that had been given as a gift in worship to false gods and to do sex sins.

entretanto, algumas coisas tenho contra ti; porque tens aí os que seguem a doutrina de Balaão, o qual ensinava Balaque a lançar tropeços diante dos filhos de Israel, introduzindo-os a comerem das coisas sacrificadas a ídolos e a se prostituírem.

15 Y ou also have some who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans in the same way.

Assim tens também alguns que de igual modo seguem a doutrina dos nicolaítas.

16 B e sorry for your sins and turn from them. If you do not, I will come to you right away. I will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

Arrepende-te, pois; ou se não, virei a ti em breve, e contra eles batalharei com a espada da minha boca.

17 Y ou have ears! Then listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the hidden bread from heaven to everyone who has power and wins. I will give each of them a white stone also. A new name will be written on it. No one will know the name except the one who receives it!’ Words to the Church in Thyatira

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18 “ Write this to the angel of the church in the city of Thyatira: ‘The Son of God Who has eyes like fire and Whose feet are like shining brass, says this:

Ao anjo da igreja em Tiatira escreve: Isto diz o Filho de Deus, que tem os olhos como chama de fogo, e os pés semelhantes a latão reluzente:

19 I know what you are doing. I know of your love and faith. I know how you have worked and how you have waited long and have not given up. I know that you are working harder now than you did at first.

Conheço as tuas obras, e o teu amor, e a tua fé, e o teu serviço, e a tua perseverança, e sei que as tuas últimas obras são mais numerosas que as primeiras.

20 B ut I have this against you: You are allowing Jezebel who calls herself a preacher to teach my servants. She is leading them in the wrong way and they are doing sex sins. And they are eating food that has been given as a gift in worship to false gods.

Mas tenho contra ti que toleras a mulher Jezabel, que se diz profetisa; ela ensina e seduz os meus servos a se prostituírem e a comerem das coisas sacrificdas a ídolos;

21 I gave her time to be sorry for her sins and turn from them. She does not want to turn from her sex sins.

e dei-lhe tempo para que se arrependesse; e ela não quer arrepender-se da sua prostituição.

22 S ee! I will throw her on a bed. Those who do sex sins with her will suffer much trouble and pain. I will let them suffer unless they are sorry for the sins they have done with her and turn from them.

Eis que a lanço num leito de dores, e numa grande tribulação os que cometem adultério com ela, se não se arrependerem das obras dela;

23 A nd I will kill her children. All the churches will know that I am the One Who looks deep into the hearts and minds. I will give you whatever is coming to you because of your work.

e ferirei de morte a seus filhos, e todas as igrejas saberão que eu sou aquele que esquadrinha os rins e os corações; e darei a cada um de vós segundo as suas obras.

24 B ut the rest of you there in the city of Thyatira have not followed this false teaching. You have not learned what they call the secrets of Satan. So I will put no other load on you.

Digo-vos, porém, a vós os demais que estão em Tiatira, a todos quantos não têm esta doutrina, e não conhecem as chamadas profundezas de Satanás, que outra carga vos não porei;

25 B ut hold on to what you have until I come.

mas o que tendes, retende-o até que eu venha.

26 T o the one who has power and wins and does what I want him to do, I will give the right and the power over the nations.

Ao que vencer, e ao que guardar as minhas obras até o fim, eu lhe darei autoridade sobre as nações,

27 H e will be leader over them using a piece of iron. And they will be broken in pieces like pots of clay. My Father has given Me this right and power.

e com vara de ferro as regerá, quebrando-as do modo como são quebrados os vasos do oleiro, assim como eu recebi autoridade de meu Pai;

28 A nd I will give him the Morning Star.

também lhe darei a estrela da manhã.

29 Y ou have ears! Then listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!’

Quem tem ouvidos, ouça o que o Espírito dia