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:

»Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Éfeso: »“El que tiene las siete estrellas en su diestra, el que camina en medio de los siete candelabros de oro, dice esto:

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.

»”‘Yo conozco tus obras, tu arduo trabajo y tu perseverancia, y que no puedes soportar a los malos, has probado a los que se dicen ser apóstoles y no lo son, y los has hallado 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.

Has sufrido, has sido perseverante, has trabajado arduamente por amor de mi nombre y no has desmayado.

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

Pero tengo contra ti que has dejado tu primer 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.

Recuerda, por tanto, de dónde has caído, arrepiéntete y haz las primeras obras, pues si no te arrepientes, pronto vendré a ti y quitaré tu candelabro de su lugar.

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

Pero tienes esto: que aborreces las obras de los nicolaítas, las cuales yo también aborrezco.

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

El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al vencedor le daré a comer del árbol de la vida, que está en medio del paraíso de Dios.’” El mensaje a Esmirna

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:

»Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Esmirna: »“El primero y el postrero, el que estuvo muerto y vivió, dice esto:

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.

»”‘Yo conozco tus obras, tu tribulación, tu pobreza (aunque eres rico) y la blasfemia de los que dicen ser judíos y no lo son, sino que son 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.

No temas lo que has de padecer. El diablo echará a algunos de vosotros en la cárcel para que seáis probados, y tendréis tribulación por diez días. ¡Sé fiel hasta la muerte y yo te daré la corona de la 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

El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. El vencedor no sufrirá daño de la segunda muerte.’” El mensaje a Pérgamo

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:

»Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Pérgamo: »“El que tiene la espada aguda de dos filos dice esto:

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.

»”‘Yo conozco tus obras y dónde habitas: donde está el trono de Satanás. Pero retienes mi nombre y no has negado mi fe ni aun en los días en que Antipas, mi testigo fiel, fue muerto entre vosotros, donde habita Satanás.

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.

Pero tengo unas pocas cosas contra ti: que tienes ahí a los que retienen la doctrina de Balaam, que enseñaba a Balac a poner tropiezo ante los hijos de Israel, a comer de cosas sacrificadas a los ídolos y a cometer fornicación.

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

Y también tienes a los que retienen la doctrina de los nicolaítas, la que yo aborrezco.

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.

Por tanto, arrepiéntete, pues si no, vendré pronto hasta ti y pelearé contra ellos con la espada de mi 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

El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al vencedor le daré de comer del maná escondido, y le daré una piedrecita blanca y en la piedrecita un nombre nuevo escrito, el cual nadie conoce sino el que lo recibe.’” El mensaje a Tiatira

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:

»Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Tiatira: »“El Hijo de Dios, el que tiene ojos como llama de fuego y pies semejantes al bronce pulido, dice esto:

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.

»”‘Yo conozco tus obras, tu amor, tu fe, tu servicio, tu perseverancia y que tus obras postreras son superiores a las primeras.

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.

Pero tengo contra ti que toleras que esa mujer Jezabel, que se dice profetisa, enseñe y seduzca a mis siervos para fornicar y para comer cosas sacrificadas a los 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.

Yo le he dado tiempo para que se arrepienta, pero no quiere arrepentirse de su fornicación.

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.

Por tanto, yo la arrojo en cama; y en gran tribulación a los que adulteran con ella, si no se arrepienten de las obras de ella.

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.

A sus hijos heriré de muerte y todas las iglesias sabrán que yo soy el que escudriña la mente y el corazón. Os daré a cada uno según vuestras 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.

Pero a los demás que están en Tiatira, a cuantos no tienen esa doctrina y no han conocido lo que ellos llaman ‘las profundidades de Satanás’, yo os digo: No os impongo otra carga;

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

pero lo que tenéis, retenedlo hasta que yo venga.

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.

Al vencedor que guarde mis obras hasta el fin, yo le daré autoridad sobre las naciones;

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.

las regirá con vara de hierro y serán quebradas como un vaso de alfarero; como yo también la he recibido de mi Padre.

28 A nd I will give him the Morning Star.

Y le daré la estrella de la mañana.

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

El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias.’”