¹² `And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:

¹³ I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary [is] -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas [was] my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.

¹⁴ `But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;

¹⁵ so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing I hate.

¹⁶ `Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

¹⁷ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving [it].