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- "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:
- 'I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;
- and you have perseverance and have endured for My name's sake, and have not grown weary.
- 'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
- 'Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place--unless you repent.
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- "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
- I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
- You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
- Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.
- Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
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- 'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
- 'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.'
- "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
- 'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
- '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 tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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- But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
- He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
- "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.
- I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
- Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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- 'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.'
- "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
- 'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne 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.
- 'But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.
- 'So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
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- He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.
- "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.
- I know where you live--where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city--where Satan lives.
- Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality.
- Likewise you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
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- 'Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- 'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.'
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- Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.
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