1 » Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Éfeso: Así dice el que lleva siete estrellas en su mano derecha y anda en medio de los siete candeleros de oro:

“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:

2 » Yo conozco tus obras, tu arduo trabajo y tu paciencia. Sé que no soportas a los malvados, que has puesto a prueba a los que dicen ser apóstoles y no lo son, y que has descubierto que son unos mentirosos.

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.

3 P or causa de mi nombre has resistido, sufrido y trabajado arduamente, sin rendirte.

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

4 P ero tengo contra ti que has abandonado tu primer amor.

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

5 A sí que ponte a pensar en qué has fallado, y arrepiéntete, y vuelve a actuar como al principio. De lo contrario, vendré a ti y, si no te arrepientes, quitaré tu candelero de su lugar.

Remember 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.

6 P ero tienes algo a tu favor: que no soportas las obras de los nicolaítas, las cuales tampoco yo soporto.

But you have this: You hate what the Nicolaitans do. I hate what they do also.

7 E l que tenga oídos, que oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al que salga vencedor, le permitiré comer del árbol de la vida, el cual está en medio del paraíso de Dios. Mensaje a la iglesia de Esmirna

You 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

8 » Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Esmirna: Así dice el primero y el último, el que estuvo muerto y ha vuelto a vivir:

“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:

9 » Yo conozco tus obras, tus sufrimientos, y tu pobreza (aunque en realidad eres rico). Sé cómo te calumnian los que dicen ser judíos, pero que en realidad no son sino una sinagoga de Satanás.

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.

10 N o tengas miedo de lo que vas a sufrir, pues el diablo pondrá a prueba a algunos de ustedes y los echará en la cárcel, y allí tendrán que sufrir durante diez días. Tú sé fiel hasta la muerte, y yo te daré la corona de la vida.

Do 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.

11 E l que tenga oídos, que oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias: El que salga vencedor, no sufrirá el daño de la segunda muerte. Mensaje a la iglesia de Pérgamo

You 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

12 » Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Pérgamo: Así dice el que tiene la espada aguda de doble filo:

“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:

13 » Yo sé dónde vives, y dónde está el trono de Satanás. Sin embargo, te mantienes fiel a mi nombre, y no has negado mi fe, ni siquiera cuando a Antipas, mi testigo fiel, lo mataron en esa ciudad, donde vive Satanás.

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.

14 P ero tengo algunas cosas contra ti. Tienes contigo a los que se aferran a la doctrina de Balaam, el que enseñó a Balac a poner tropiezos a los hijos de Israel, a hacerlos comer de lo sacrificado a los ídolos, y a caer en inmoralidades sexuales.

But 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.

15 T ambién tienes contigo a los que se aferran a la doctrina de los nicolaítas.

You also have some who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans in the same way.

16 A sí que, ¡arrepiéntete! De lo contrario, pronto vendré a ti, y con la espada de mi boca pelearé contra ellos.

Be 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.

17 E l que tenga oídos, que oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias: Al que salga vencedor, le daré a comer del maná escondido, y le daré también una piedrecita blanca; en ella está escrito un nombre nuevo, que nadie conoce sino el que lo recibe. Mensaje a la iglesia de Tiatira

You 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

18 » Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Tiatira: Así dice el Hijo de Dios, cuyos ojos son como una llama de fuego, y cuyos pies se asemejan al bronce pulido:

“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:

19 » Yo conozco tus obras, tu amor, y tu fe; tu servicio y tu paciencia. También sé que tus últimas obras son mejores que las primeras.

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.

20 P ero tengo algunas cosas contra ti: Tú toleras a Jezabel, esa mujer que se llama profetisa, pero que seduce a mis siervos y los lleva a incurrir en inmoralidad sexual y a comer lo sacrificado a los ídolos.

But 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.

21 L e he dado tiempo para que se arrepienta, pero no quiere renunciar a su inmoralidad sexual.

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

22 P or tanto, a ella y a los que con ella adulteran los haré caer en cama; y si no se arrepienten de sus malas obras, los haré sufrir en gran manera.

See! 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.

23 Y heriré de muerte a sus hijos, y todas las iglesias sabrán que yo soy el que escudriña la mente y el corazón; y a cada uno de ustedes le daré según lo que haya hecho.

And 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.

24 P ero a ustedes y a los demás que están en Tiatira, y que no siguen esa doctrina ni han conocido lo que ellos llaman “las profundidades de Satanás”, yo les digo que no les impondré ninguna carga más;

But 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.

25 p ero deben conservar lo que tienen hasta que yo venga.

But hold on to what you have until I come.

26 A l que salga vencedor y cumpla hasta el final con lo que yo mando, le daré autoridad sobre las naciones,

To 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.

27 l a misma que he recibido de mi Padre. Y gobernará a las naciones con cetro de hierro, y las despedazará como a un vaso de alfarero.

He 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.

28 A demás, le daré la estrella de la mañana.

And I will give him the Morning Star.

29 E l que tenga oídos, que oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias.

You have ears! Then listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!’