Apocalipse 2

To the Church in Ephesus

1 "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of *ch. 1:16,20him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, *ch. 1:13who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

2 *ver. 19;ch. 3:1,8,15"‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but *See 1 John 4:1have tested those *See 2 Cor. 11:13who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up *John 15:21for my name’s sake, and you *[Heb. 12:3,5]have not grown weary.4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned *Jer. 2:2the love you had at first.5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do *ver. 2;[Heb. 10:32] the works you did at first. If not, *ch. 3:3,19I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of *ver. 15the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.7 *ver. 11, 17, 29;ch. 3:6,13,22;13:9He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. *ch. 3:5;21:7To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of *See Gen. 2:9the tree of life, which is in *Ezek. 28:13;31:8(Gk.)the paradise of God.’

To the Church in Smyrna

8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of *See ch. 1:17the first and the last, *ch. 1:18who died and came to life.

9 "‘I know your tribulation and *James 2:5;[1 Tim. 6:18;Heb. 10:34;11:26] your poverty (*James 2:5;[1 Tim. 6:18;Heb. 10:34;11:26] but you are rich) and the slander* 2:9 Greek blasphemy of *ch. 3:9,10those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, *[See ver. 9above] that you may be tested, and for *[Gen. 24:55;Dan. 1:12,14] ten days *Matt. 24:9you will have tribulation. *See Matt. 10:22;Heb. 3:6Be faithful *ch. 12:11unto death, and I will give you *See James 1:12the crown of life.11 *See ver. 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. *See ver. 7The one who conquers will not be hurt by *ch. 20:6,14;21:8the second death.’

To the Church in Pergamum

12 "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has *ver. 16;ch. 1:16the sharp two-edged sword.

13 "‘I know where you dwell, *ver. 9where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not *See 1 Tim. 5:8deny my faith* 2:13 Or your faith in me even in the days of Antipas *Acts 22:20my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of *See 2 Pet. 2:15Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might *ver. 20;Acts 15:29;1 Cor. 8:10;10:19eat food sacrificed to idols and *Num. 25:1;31:16;1 Cor. 10:8practice sexual immorality.15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of *ver. 6the Nicolaitans.16 Therefore repent. If not, *[ch. 22:7] I will come to you soon and *See 2 Thess. 2:8war against them with *[See ver. 12above]the sword of my mouth.17 *[See ver. 11above] He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. *[See ver. 11above] To the one who conquers I will give some of *[John 6:48-50] the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with *ch. 3:12;Isa. 62:2;65:15a new name written on the stone *ch. 19:12;[ch. 14:3]that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

To the Church in Thyatira

18 "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, *ch. 1:14,15who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.

19 *ver. 2"‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman *1 Kgs. 16:31;21:25;2 Kgs. 9:7Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants *See ver. 14to practice sexual immorality and *See ver. 14to eat food sacrificed to idols.21 I gave her time to repent, but *[ch. 9:20,21;16:9,11]; See Rom. 2:4she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works,23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he *Ps. 7:9;26:2;Jer. 20:12;See Rom. 8:27who searches mind and heart, and *See Matt. 16:27I will give to each of you according to your works.24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call *[1 Cor. 2:10] the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I *[Acts 15:28]do not lay on you any other burden.25 Only hold fast *ch. 3:11what you have until I come.26 *See ver. 7The one who conquers and who keeps my works *See Heb. 3:6until the end, *Ps. 2:8;[ch. 3:21;20:4]to him I will give authority over the nations,27 and *Ps. 2:9he will *ch. 12:5;19:15rule*2:27 Greek shepherdthem with a rod of iron, *Isa. 30:14;Jer. 19:11as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.28 And I will give him *[2 Pet. 1:19]; See ch. 22:16the morning star.29 *[See ver. 7above]He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’