Dual Panel1“To the angel <32> of the church <1577> in <1722> Ephesus <2181>, write <1125> the following <3592>: “This is the solemn pronouncement <3004> of the one who has a firm grasp <2902> on the seven <2033> stars <792> in <1722> his <846> right hand <1188>– the one who walks <4043> among <1722> <3319> the seven <2033> golden <5552> lampstands <3087>:
2‘I know <1492> your <4675> works <2041> as well as <2532> your <4675> labor <2873> and <2532> steadfast endurance <5281>, and <2532> that <3754> you cannot <1410> cannot <3756> tolerate <941> evil <2556>. You have <3985> even <2532> put to the test <3985> those who refer <3004> to themselves <1438> as apostles <652> (but <2532> are <1510> not <3756>), and <2532> have discovered <2147> that they <846> are false <5571>.
3I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly <941>, endured <5281> much for the sake of <1223> my <3450> name <3686>, and <2532> have <2872> not <3756> grown weary <2872>.
4But <235> I have <2192> this against <2596> you <4675>: You have departed <863> from your <4675> first <4413> love <26>!
5Therefore <3767>, remember <3421> from what high state <4159> you have fallen <4098> and <2532> repent <3340>! Do the deeds <2041> you did <4160> at the first <4413>; if <1487> not <3361>, I will come <2064> to you <4671> and <2532> remove <2795> your <4675> lampstand <3087> from <1537> its <846> place <5117>– that is, if <1437> you do <3340> not <3361> repent <3340>.
6But <235> you do have <2192> this <5124> going for you: You hate <3404> what the Nicolaitans <3531> practice <2041>– practices <3739> I also <2504> hate <3404>.
7The one who has <2192> an ear <3775> had better hear <191> what <5101> the Spirit <4151> says <3004> to the churches <1577>. To the one who conquers <3528>, I will permit <1325> him <846> to eat <5315> from <1537> the tree <3586> of life <2222> that <3739> is <1510> in <1722> the paradise <3857> of God <2316>.’
8“To the angel <32> of the church <1577> in <1722> Smyrna <4667> write <1125> the following <3592>: “This is the solemn pronouncement <3004> of the one who is the first <4413> and <2532> the last <2078>, the one who <3739> was <1096> dead <3498>, but <2532> came to life <2198>:
9‘I know <1492> the distress you <4675> are suffering <2347> and <2532> your poverty <4432> (but <235> you are <1510> rich <4145>). I also <2532> know the slander <988> against you by <1537> those who call <3004> themselves <1438> Jews <2453> and <2532> really are <1510> not <3756>, but <235> are <1510> a synagogue <4864> of Satan <4567>.
10Do <5399> not <3361> be afraid <5399> of the things <3739> you are about <3195> to suffer <3958>. The devil <1228> is about <3195> to have some of <1537> you <5216> thrown <906> into <1519> prison <5438> so <2443> you may be tested <3985>, and <2532> you will experience <2192> suffering <2347> for ten <1176> days <2250>. Remain <1096> faithful <4103> even to the point <891> of death <2288>, and <2532> I will give <1325> you <4671> the crown <4735> that is life <2222> itself.
11The one who has <2192> an ear <3775> had better hear <191> what <5101> the Spirit <4151> says <3004> to the churches <1577>. The one who conquers <3528> will <91> in no way <3756> <3361> be harmed <91> by <1537> the second <1208> death <2288>.’
12“To the angel <32> of the church <1577> in <1722> Pergamum <4010> write <1125> the following <3592>: “This is the solemn pronouncement <3004> of the one who has <2192> the sharp <3691> double-edged <1366> sword <4501>:
13‘I know <1492> where <4226> you live <2730>– where <3699> Satan’s <4567> throne <2362> is. Yet <2532> you continue to cling <2902> to my <3450> name <3686> and <2532> you have <720> not <3756> denied <720> your faith <4102> in me <3450>, even <2532> in <1722> the days <2250> of Antipas <493>, my <3450> faithful <4103> witness <3144>, who <3739> was killed <615> in <3844> your <5213> city where <3699> Satan <4567> lives <2730>.
14But <235> I have <2192> a few things <3641> against <2596> you <4675>: You <3754> have <2192> some people there <1563> who follow <2902> the teaching <1322> of Balaam <903>, who <3739> instructed <1321> Balak <904> to put <906> a stumbling block <4625> before <1799> the people <5207> of Israel <2474> so they would eat <5315> food sacrificed to idols <1494> and <2532> commit sexual immorality <4203>.
15In the same way <3779>, there are also some among you <4771> who follow <2902> the teaching <1322> of the Nicolaitans <3531>.
16Therefore <3767>, repent <3340>! If <1487> not <3361>, I will come <2064> against you <4671> quickly <5035> and <2532> make war <4170> against <3326> those people <846> with <1722> the sword <4501> of my <3450> mouth <4750>.
17The one who has <2192> an ear <3775> had better hear <191> what <5101> the Spirit <4151> says <3004> to the churches <1577>. To the one who conquers <3528>, I will give <1325> him <846> some of the hidden <2928> manna <3131>, and <2532> I will give <1325> him <846> a white <3022> stone <5586>, and <2532> on <1909> that stone <5586> will be written <1125> a new <2537> name <3686> that <3739> no one <3762> can understand <1492> except <1487> <3361> the one who receives <2983> it.’
18“To the angel <32> of the church <1577> in <1722> Thyatira <2363> write <1125> the following: “This <3592> is the solemn pronouncement <3004> of the Son <5207> of God <2316>, the one who has <2192> eyes <3788> like <5613> a fiery <4442> flame <5395> and <2532> whose <846> feet <4228> are like <3664> polished bronze <5474>:
19‘I know <1492> your <4675> deeds <2041>: your <4675> love <26>, faith <4102>, service <1248>, and <2532> steadfast endurance <5281>. In fact, your <4675> more recent <2078> deeds <2041> are greater than <4119> your earlier ones <4413>.
20But <235> I have <2192> this against <2596> you <4675>: You tolerate <863> that <3754> woman <1135> Jezebel <2403>, who calls <3004> herself <1438> a prophetess <4398>, and <2532> by her teaching <1321> deceives <4105> my <1700> servants <1401> to commit sexual immorality <4203> and <2532> to eat <2068> food sacrificed to idols <1494>.
21I have given <1325> her <846> time <5550> to <2443> repent <3340>, but <2532> she is <2309> not <3756> willing <2309> to repent <3340> of <1537> her <846> sexual immorality <4202>.
22Look <2400>! I am throwing <906> her <846> onto <1519> a bed of violent illness <2825>, and <2532> those who commit adultery <3431> with <3326> her <846> into <1519> terrible <3173> suffering <2347>, unless <1437> <3361> they repent <3340> of <1537> her <846> deeds <2041>.
23Furthermore <2532>, I will strike <615> her <846> followers <5043> with <1722> a deadly disease <2288>, and then <2532> all <3956> the churches <1577> will know <1097> that <3754> I <1473> am <1510> the one who searches <2045> minds <3510> and <2532> hearts <2588>. I will repay <1325> each one <1538> of you <5213> what <2596> your <5216> deeds <2041> deserve.
24But <1161> to the rest <3062> of you <5213> in <1722> Thyatira <2363>, all <3745> who do <2192> not <3756> hold <2192> to this <3778> teaching <1322> (who <3748> have <1097> not <3756> learned <1097> the so-called “deep secrets <901> of Satan <4567>”), to you I say <3004>: I do <906> not <3756> put <906> any additional <243> burden <922> on <1909> you <5209>.
25However <4133>, hold on <2902> to what <3739> <302> you have <2192> until <891> I come <2240>.
26And <2532> to the one who conquers <3528> and <2532> who continues <5083> in my <3450> deeds <2041> until <891> the end <5056>, I will give <1325> him <846> authority <1849> over <1909> the nations <1484>–
27he will rule <4165> them <846> with <1722> an iron <4603> rod <4464> and like <5613> clay <2764> jars <4632> he will break <4937> them to pieces,
28just as I have received the right to rule from my Father– and <2532> I will give <1325> him <846> the morning <4407> star <792>.
29The one who has <2192> an ear <3775> had better hear <191> what <5101> the Spirit <4151> says <3004> to the churches <1577>.’