Chapter 2

2UntothemessengerofthechurchofEphesuswrite;Thesethingssayshewhoholdsthesevenstarsinhisrighthand,whowalksinthemidstofthesevengoldenlampstands;
2Iknowthyworks,andthylabour,andthypatience,andhowyoucannotbearthosewhoareevil:andyouhavetestedthosewhosaytheyareapostles,andarenot,andhavefoundthemliars:
3Andhaveendurance,andhavepatienceformyname’ssake,andhavenotbecomeweary.
4Nevertheless,Ihavethisagainstyou,becausebecausethelovethatyouhadatfirst,youleft..
5Rememberthereforefromwhereyouhavefallen,andrepent,anddothefirstworks;orelseIwillcomeuntoyou,andwillremovethylampstandoutofhisplace,exceptyourepent.
6Butthisyouhave,thatyouhatethedeedsoftheNicolaitans,whichIalsohate.
7Hewhohasanear,lethimhearwhattheSpiritsaysuntothechurches;TohimwhoovercomeswillIgivetoeatofthetreeoflife,whichisintheparadiseofGod.
8AnduntothemessengerofthechurchinSmyrnawrite;Thesethingssaysthefirstandthelast,whowasdead,andisalive;
9Iknowthytribulation,andpoverty,(butyouarerich)andIknowtheblasphemyofthosewhosaytheyareJews,andarenot,butarethesynagogueofSatan.
10Fearnotthosethingswhichyouwillsuffer:behold,thedevilshallcastsomeofyouintoprison,thatyouallmaybetested;andyouallshallhavetribulationtendays.Befaithfuluntodeath,andIwillgiveyouacrownoflife.
11Hewhohasanear,lethimhearwhattheSpiritsaysuntothechurches;Hewhoovercomesshallnotbehurtoftheseconddeath.
12AndtothemessengerofthechurchinPergamumwrite;Thesethingssayshewhohasthesharpswordwithtwoedges;
13Iknowwhereyoudwell,evenwhereSatan’sthroneis:andyouholdfastmyname,andhavenotdeniedmyfaith,eventhosedaysinwhichAntipaswasmyfaithfulwitness,whowasslainamongyou,whereSatandwells.
14ButIhavealittleagainstyou,becauseyouhavesometherewhoholdthedoctrineofBalaam,whotaughtBalactocastastumblingblockbeforethesonsofIsrael,toeatthingssacrificeduntoidols,andtocommitfornication.
15SoalsoyouhavesomewhoholdthedoctrineoftheNicolaitans,likewise.
16Repent;orelseIwillcomeuntoyouquicklyandwillwaragainstthemwiththeswordofmymouth.
17Hewhohasanear,lethimhearwhattheSpiritsaysuntothechurches;TohimwhoovercomeswillIgiveofthehiddenmanna,andwillgivehimawhitestone,andinthestoneanewnamewritten,whichnoneknowssavinghewhoreceivesit.
18AnduntothemessengerofthechurchinThyatirawrite;ThesethingssaystheSonofGod,whohashiseyeslikeuntoaflameoffire,andwhosefeetarelikefinebrass;
19Iknowthyworks,andlove,andfaith,andservice,andthypatience,andthyworks;andthelasttobemorethanthefirst.
20Notwithstanding,Ihaveafewthingsagainstyou,becauseyousufferthatwomanJezebel,whocallsherselfaprophetess,toteachandtoseducemyservantstocommitfornication,andtoeatthingssacrificeduntoidols.
21AndIgavehertimetorepent,butshewouldnotrepentofherfornication.
22Behold,Iwillcastherintoabed,andthosewhocommitadulterywithherintogreattribulation,excepttheyrepentoftheirdeeds.
23AndIwillkillherchildrenwithdeath;andallthechurchesshallknowthatIamhewhosearchestheinnermostpartsandhearts:andIwillgiveuntoeveryoneofyouaccordingtoyourworks.
24ButuntotherestofyouinThyatira,asmanyashavenotthisdoctrine,andwhohavenotknownthedepthsofSatan,toyouIsay,Iwillputuponyounootherburden.
25ButthatwhichyouallhaveholdfasttillIcome.
26Andhewhoovercomes,andkeepsmyworksuntotheend,tohimwillIgivepoweroverthenations:
27Andheshallrulethemwitharodofiron;asthevesselsofapottershalltheybebrokentoshivers:evenasIreceivedofmyFather.
28AndIwillgivehimthemorningstar.
29Hewhohasanear,lethimhearwhattheSpiritsaysuntothechurches.