| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1“To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: | 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: |
| 2“I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; | 2I 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; |
| 3and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. | 3and you have perseverance and have endured for My name's sake, and have not grown weary. |
| 4Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. | 4But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. |
| 5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. | 5'Therefore 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. |
| 6But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. | 6'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. |
| 7“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’ | 7'He 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.' |
| 8“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: | 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: |
| 9“I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. | 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. |
| 10Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. | 10'Do 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. |
| 11“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” ’ | 11'He 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.' |
| 12“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: | 12"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this: |
| 13“I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. | 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. |
| 14But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. | 14But 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. |
| 15Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. | 15'So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. |
| 16Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth. | 16'Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth. |
| 17“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’ | 17He 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.' |
| 18“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: | 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: |
| 19“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. | 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. |
| 20Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. | 20But 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. |
| 21And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. | 21'I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality. |
| 22Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. | 22Behold, 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. |
| 23I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works. | 23'And 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. |
| 24“Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden. | 24'But 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. |
| 25But hold fast what you have till I come. | 25'Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come. |
| 26And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations— | 26'He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; |
| 27‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— as I also have received from My Father; | 27AND 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; |
| 28and I will give him the morning star. | 28and I will give him the morning star. |
| 29“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ | 29'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' |
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