'To the1angel2of the3church6in4Ephesus5write:7‘The8words9ofhim10who holds11the12seven13stars14in4his18right hand,1617who walks20among2122the23seven24golden27lampstands.25 I know1your4works,3yourtoil7and8your11patient endurance,10and12how13you cannot1415bear16with those who areevil,17but18have tested19those20who call21themselves22apostles23and24are26not,25and27found28them29to befalse.30 I knowyou are3enduring patiently2and4bearing up5for6my9name’s8sake,6and10you have12not11grown weary.12 But1I have2thisagainst3you,4that5you have abandoned11the6love7you [had]8at first.10 Remember1therefore2from where3you have fallen;4repent,6and7do11the8works10you didat first.9If12not,14I will come15to you16and17remove18your21lampstand20from22its25place,24unless2627you repent.28 Yet1this2you have:3you hate5the6works7of the8Nicolaitans,9which10I also11hate.12 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.10To the one11who conquers12I will grant13to eat15of16the17tree18of life,20which21is22in23the24paradise25of God.’27 And1to the2angel3of the4church7in5Smyrna6write:8‘The words of910the11first12and13the14last,15who16died1718and19came to life.20 I know1your2tribulation4and5yourpoverty7(but8you are10rich)9and11the12slander13of14those15who say16thatthey19are18Jews17and20are22not,21but23area synagogue24of Satan.26 Donot1fear2what3you are about4to suffer.5Behold,6the9devil10is about7to throw8someof11you12into13prison,14that15you may be tested,16and17forten21days20you will have18tribulation.19Be22faithful23unto24death,25and26I will give27you28the29crown30of life.32 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.10The one11who conquers12will15not1314be hurt15by16the17second20death.’18 And1to the2angel3of the4church7in5Pergamum6write:8‘The words of910him11who has12the13sharp18two-edged16sword.14 I know1where2you dwell,3where4Satan’s8throne6is.Yet9you hold fast10my13name,12and14you did16not15deny16my19faith18even20in21the22days23ofAntipas24my27faithful29witness,26who31was killed32among33you,34where35Satan37dwells.38 But1I have2a few things5against3you:4you6have [some]7there8who hold9the10teaching11of Balaam,12who13taught14Balak16to put17a stumbling block18before19the20sons21of Israel,22so that they might eat23food sacrificed to idols24and25practice sexual immorality.26 So1also3you4have2somewho hold5the6teaching7of the8Nicolaitans.9 Therefore2repent.1If3not,5I will come6to you7soon8and9war10against11them12with13the14sword15of17my18mouth.17 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.10To the one11who conquers12I will give13someof the15hidden18manna,16and19I will give20him21a white23stone,22with24a new29name28written30on25the26stone27that31no one32knows33except3435the one36who receives37it.’ And1to the2angel3of the4church7in5Thyatira6write:8‘The9words10of the11Son12of God,14who has16eyes18like20a flame21of fire,22and23whose26feet25arelike27burnished bronze.28 I know1your2works,4your17love7and8faith10and11service13and14patient endurance,16and18that19your21latter23works20exceed24the25first.26 But1I have2thisagainst3you,4that5you tolerate6that7woman8Jezebel,9who calls11herself12a prophetess13and14is teaching15and16seducing17my19servants20to practice sexual immorality21and22to eat23food sacrificed to idols.24 I gave2her3time4to repent,56but7she refuses89to repent10of11her14sexual immorality.13 Behold,1I will throw2her3onto4a sickbed,5and6those7who commit adultery8with9her10I will throwinto11great13tribulation,12unless1415they repent16of17her20works,19 and1I will strike5her4children3dead.7And8all10the11churches12will know9that13I14am15he16who searches17mind18and19heart,20and21I will give22to each24of you23according to25your28works.27 But2to the4rest5of youin7Thyatira,8who9donot10hold11this14teaching,13who15have17not16learned17whatsome call23the18deep things19of Satan,21to you1I say,3I do25not24lay25on26you27any other28burden.29 Only1hold fast4what2you have3until5I come.8 The1one2who conquers3and4who keeps6my11works10until7the end,8to him13I will give12authority14over15the16nations,17 and1he will rule2them3with4a rod5of iron,6as7whenearthen11pots9are broken in pieces,12even as I myself have received authority from my Father. even2as1I2myself have received3authorityfrom4my7Father.6And8I will give9him10the11morning14star.12 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.’10