2:1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
2:2 I know your works, and your toil and patience, and that you can't bear evil men, and tried those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false;
2:3 and you have patience and did bear for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.
2:4 But I have [this] against you, that you left your first love.
2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to you, and will move your lampstand out of its place, except you repent.
2:6 But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
2:8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived [again]:
2:9 I know your tribulation, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
2:10 Don't at all fear the things which you are about to suffer: look, the devil is about to cast some of you+ into prison, that you+ may be tried; and you+ will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt of the second death.
2:12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword:
2:13 I know where you dwell, [even] where the throne of Satan 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.
2:14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.
2:15 So you have also some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner.
2:16 Repent therefore; or else I come to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.
2:18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished bronze:
2:19 I know your works, and your love and faith and service and patience, and that your last works are more than the first.
2:20 But I have [this] against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess; and she teaches and seduces my slaves to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
2:21 And I gave her time that she should repent; and she does not want to repent of her fornication.
2:22 Look, I cast her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works.
2:23 And I will kill her children with death; 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+ works.
2:24 But to you+ I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, who don't know the deep things of Satan, as they say; I cast on you+ no other burden.
2:25 Nevertheless that which you+ have, hold fast until I come.
2:26 And he who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations:
2:27 and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers;
2:28 as I also have received of my Father: and I will give him the morning star.
2:29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.