Rev 2 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ 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 :

‏ Revelation of John 2

Message to Ephesus

1 “To the angel of the church in ^aEphesus write:

The One who holds ^bthe seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks ^{▼▼ Lit in the middle of
,} ^damong the seven golden lampstands, says this:

2 ‘ ^eI know your deeds and your toil and ^{▼▼ Or steadfastness}perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you ^gput to the test those who call themselves ^hapostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have ^{▼▼ V 2, note 1}perseverance and have endured ^jfor My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. 4 ‘But I have this against you, that you have ^kleft your first love. 5 ‘Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and ^lrepent and ^mdo the ^{▼▼ Lit first deeds}deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your ^olampstand out of its place— unless you repent. 6 ‘Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the ^pNicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 ‘ ^qHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^rTo him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of ^sthe tree of life which is in the ^tParadise of God.’

Message to Smyrna

8 “And to the angel of the church in ^uSmyrna write:

^vThe first and the last, who ^{▼▼ Lit became
,} ^xwas dead, and has come to life, says this:

9 ‘I know your ^ytribulation and your ^zpoverty (but you are ^aarich), and the blasphemy by those who ^absay they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of ^acSatan. 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 ^adtested, and you will have tribulation ^aefor ten days. ^{▼▼ Or Prove yourself faithful}Be ^agfaithful until death, and I will give you ^ahthe crown of life. 11 ‘ ^aiHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^ajHe who overcomes will not be hurt by the ^aksecond death.’

Message to Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in ^alPergamum write:

The One who has ^amthe sharp two-edged sword says this:

13 ‘I know where you dwell, where ^anSatan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny ^aoMy faith even in the days of Antipas, My ^apwitness, My ^aqfaithful one, who was killed among you, ^arwhere Satan dwells. 14 ‘But ^asI have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the ^atteaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, ^auto eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality. 15 ‘So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the ^avNicolaitans. 16 ‘Therefore ^awrepent; or else ^axI am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with ^aythe sword of My mouth. 17 ‘ ^azHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^baTo him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden ^bbmanna, and I will give him a white stone, and a ^bcnew name written on the stone ^bdwhich no one knows but he who receives it.’

Message to Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in ^beThyatira write:

^bfThe Son of God, ^bgwho has ^{▼▼ Lit His eyes}eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:

19 ‘ ^biI know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and ^{▼▼ Or steadfastness}perseverance, and that your ^{▼▼ Lit last deeds}deeds of late are greater than ^{▼▼ Lit the first}at first. 20 ‘But ^bmI have this against you, that you tolerate the woman ^bnJezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they ^bocommit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 ‘ ^bpI gave her time to repent, and she ^bqdoes not want to repent of her immorality. 22 ‘Behold, I will throw her ^{▼▼ Lit into}on a bed of sickness, and those who ^bscommit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of ^{▼▼ One early ms reads their}her deeds. 23 ‘And I will kill her children with ^{▼▼ Lit death}pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who ^bvsearches the ^{▼▼ Lit kidneys, i.e. inner man}minds and hearts; and ^bxI will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 ‘But I say to you, the rest who are in ^byThyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the ^bzdeep things of Satan, as they call them— I ^caplace no other burden on you. 25 ‘Nevertheless ^cbwhat you have, hold fast ^ccuntil I come. 26 ‘ ^cdHe who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds ^ceuntil the end, ^cf to him I will give authority over the ^{▼▼ Or Gentiles} nations; 27 and he shall ^{▼▼ Lit shepherd
,} ^ci rule them with a rod of iron, ^cj as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him ^ckthe morning star. 29 ‘ ^clHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’