給以弗所教會的信

「你要寫信告訴以弗所教會的天使,那位右手拿著七顆星、往來於七個金燈臺中间的主說,

『我知道你的行為、勞碌和堅忍,也知道你嫉惡如仇,曾查驗出那些假冒的使徒,揭穿他們的虛假。 你曾堅定不移地為我的名受苦,沒有氣餒。 但有一件事我要責備你,就是你把起初的愛心丟棄了。 因此,要回想你在哪裡跌倒了,並且悔改,照起初所行的去行。否則,我就要到你那裡,將你的燈臺從原處拿走。 然而你還有一點可取之處,就是你跟我一樣痛恨尼哥拉黨人的行徑。

『聖靈對各教會所說的話,凡有耳朵的都應當聽。我必將上帝樂園中生命樹上的果子賜給得勝者吃。』

給士每拿教會的信

「你要寫信告訴士每拿教會的天使,那位首先的、末後的、死而復活的主說,

『我知道你遭受的苦難和貧窮,其實你是富足的。我也知道那些人對你的毀謗,他們自稱為猶太人,其實不是,而是撒旦的同夥[a] 10 你不要害怕將要遭受的苦難。魔鬼要將你們當中的一些人下在監裡,試煉你們,你們必遭受十天的迫害。但你要至死忠心,我必賜給你生命的冠冕。

11 『聖靈對各教會所說的話,凡有耳朵的都應當聽。得勝者必不被第二次死亡所害。』

給別迦摩教會的信

12 「你要寫信告訴別迦摩教會的天使,那位有兩刃利劍的主說,

13 『我知道你住在撒旦稱王的地方。當我忠心的見證人安提帕在你們這撒旦盤踞之處殉道的時候,你仍然堅守我的名,仍然信靠我。 14 不過有幾件事我要責備你,你那裡有人隨從巴蘭的教導。這巴蘭從前教巴勒在以色列人面前佈下網羅,使他們吃祭過偶像的食物、犯淫亂的罪。 15 同樣,你們當中也有人附從尼哥拉黨的教導。 16 所以你要悔改,否則我必迅速到你那裡,用我口中的劍攻擊他們。

17 『聖靈對各教會所說的話,凡有耳朵的都應當聽。我必將隱藏的嗎哪賜給得勝者。我也要賜給他一塊白石,石上刻著一個新名字,除了那領受的人以外,沒有人認識。』

給推雅推喇教會的信

18 「你要寫信告訴推雅推喇教會的天使,那位雙目如火焰、雙腳像閃亮精銅的上帝的兒子說,

19 『我知道你的行為、愛心、信心、事奉、堅忍,也知道你末後所做的善事比起初更多。 20 可是有一件事我要責備你,就是你容許那自稱是先知的婦人耶洗別教導我的眾奴僕,引誘他們淫亂、吃祭過偶像的食物。 21 我曾給她悔改的機會,她卻不肯悔改、離棄自己的淫亂行為, 22 所以我必叫她臥病在床。那些與她有染的人若不悔改,也必遭受極大的苦難。 23 我要擊殺她的爪牙[b],使眾教會都知道我洞察人的心思意念,我要照你們各人的行為對待你們。

24 『至於你們其餘在推雅推喇的人,就是不聽那邪說、沒有學習所謂的撒旦玄學的人,我告訴你們,我不會將別的重擔放在你們身上。 25 但你們要好好持守自己已經得到的,一直到我來。 26 至於那得勝又遵守我命令到底的人,我必賜給他統治列國的權柄, 27 正如我從我父得到的權柄。他必用鐵杖管轄列國,將他們如同陶器一般打得粉碎。 28 我也要把晨星賜給他。

29 『聖靈對各教會所說的話,凡有耳朵的都應當聽。』

Footnotes

  1. 2·9 撒旦的同夥」希臘文是「撒旦的會眾」,用以表達與「耶和華的會眾」對立。
  2. 2·23 爪牙」希臘文是「兒女」。

Sa anghel ng iglesia sa Efeso ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng may hawak ng pitong bituin sa kaniyang kanang kamay, na yaong lumalakad sa gitna ng pitong kandelerong ginto:

Nalalaman ko ang iyong mga gawa, at ang iyong pagpapagal at pagtitiis, at hindi mo matiis ang masasamang tao, at sinubok mo ang mga nagpapanggap na apostol, at sila'y hindi gayon, at nasumpungan mo silang pawang bulaan;

At may pagtitiis ka at nagbata ka dahil sa aking pangalan, at hindi ka napagod.

Nguni't mayroon akong laban sa iyo, na iyong iniwan ang iyong unang pagibig.

Kaya't alalahanin mo kung saan ka nahulog, at magsisi ka at gawin mo ang iyong mga unang gawa; o kung hindi ay paririyan ako sa iyo, at aalisin ko ang iyong kandelero sa kaniyang kinalalagyan, maliban na magsisi ka.

Nguni't ito'y nasa iyo, na iyong kinapopootan ang mga gawa ng mga Nicolaita, na kinapopootan ko naman.

Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang magtagumpay, ay siya kong pakakanin ng punong kahoy ng buhay, na nasa Paraiso ng Dios.

At sa anghel ng iglesia sa Smirna ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng una at ng huli, na namatay, at muling nabuhay:

Nalalaman ko ang iyong kapighatian, at ang iyong kadukhaan (datapuwa't ikaw ay mayaman), at ang pamumusong ng mga nagsasabing sila'y mga Judio, at hindi sila gayon, kundi isang sinagoga ni Satanas.

10 Huwag mong katakutan ang mga bagay na iyong malapit ng tiisin: narito, malapit ng ilagay ng diablo ang ilan sa inyo sa bilangguan, upang kayo'y masubok; at magkakaroon kayo ng kapighatiang sangpung araw. Magtapat ka hanggang sa kamatayan, at bibigyan kita ng putong ng buhay.

11 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang magtagumpay ay hindi parurusahan ng ikalawang kamatayan.

12 At sa anghel ng iglesia sa Pergamo ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng may matalas na tabak na may dalawang talim:

13 Nalalaman ko kung saan ka tumatahan, sa makatuwid baga'y sa kinaroroonan ng luklukan ni Satanas; at iniingatan mong matibay ang aking pangalan, at hindi mo ikinaila ang aking pananampalataya, kahit nang mga araw man ni Antipas na aking saksi, aking taong tapat, na pinatay sa gitna ninyo, na tinatahanan ni Satanas.

14 Datapuwa't mayroon akong ilang bagay na laban sa iyo, sapagka't mayroon ka diyang ilan na nanghahawak sa aral ni Balaam, na siyang nagturo kay Balac na maglagay ng katisuran sa harapan ng mga anak ni Israel, upang magsikain ng mga bagay na inihahain sa mga diosdiosan, at makiapid.

15 Gayon din naman na mayroon kang ilan na nanghahawak sa aral ng mga Nicolaita.

16 Magsisi ka nga; o kung hindi ay madaling paririyan ako sa iyo, at babakahin ko sila ng tabak ng aking bibig.

17 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang magtagumpay ay bibigyan ko ng manang natatago, at siya'y bibigyan ko ng isang batong puti, at sa bato ay may nakasulat na isang bagong pangalan, na walang nakakaalam kundi yaong tumatanggap.

18 At sa anghel ng iglesia sa Tiatira ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng Anak ng Dios, na may mga matang gaya ng ningas ng apoy, at ang kaniyang mga paa ay gaya ng tansong binuli:

19 Nalalaman ko ang iyong mga gawa, at ang iyong pagibig, at pananampalataya at ministerio at pagtitiis, at ang iyong mga huling gawa ay higit kay sa mga una.

20 Datapuwa't mayroon akong laban sa iyo, na pinahintulutan mo ang babaing si Jezebel, na nagpapanggap na propetisa; at siya'y nagtuturo at humihikayat sa aking mga lingkod upang makiapid, at kumain ng mga bagay na inihahain sa mga diosdiosan.

21 At binigyan ko siya ng panahon upang makapagsisi; at siya'y ayaw magsisi sa kaniyang pakikiapid.

22 Narito, akin siyang iniraratay sa higaan, at ang mga nakikiapid sa kaniya sa malaking kapighatian, maliban na kung sila'y magsisipagsisi sa kaniyang mga gawa.

23 At papatayin ko ng salot ang kaniyang mga anak; at malalaman ng lahat ng mga iglesia na ako'y yaong sumasaliksik ng mga pagiisip at ng mga puso: at bibigyan ko ang bawa't isa sa inyo ng ayon sa inyong mga gawa.

24 Datapuwa't sinasabi ko sa inyo, sa mga iba na nasa Tiatira, sa lahat ng walang aral na ito, na hindi nakakaalam ng malalalim na bagay ni Satanas, gaya ng sinasabi nila; hindi na ako magpapasan sa inyo ng ibang pasan.

25 Gayon ma'y ang nasa inyo'y panghawakan ninyong matibay hanggang sa ako'y pumariyan.

26 At ang magtagumpay, at tumupad ng aking mga gawa hanggang sa katapusan, ay bibigyan ko ng kapamahalaan sa mga bansa:

27 At sila'y paghaharian niya sa pamamagitan ng isang panghampas na bakal, gaya ng pagkadurog ng mga sisidlang lupa ng magpapalyok; gaya naman ng tinanggap ko sa aking Ama:

28 At sa kaniya'y ibibigay ko ang tala sa umaga.

29 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia.

To the Church in Ephesus

“To the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus(A) write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(B) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(C) I know your deeds,(D) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(E) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(F) You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(G) and have not grown weary.

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(H) Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(I) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(J) from its place. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(K) which I also hate.

Whoever has ears, let them hear(L) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(M) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(N) which is in the paradise(O) of God.

To the Church in Smyrna

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna(P) write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(Q) who died and came to life again.(R) I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(S) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(T) but are a synagogue of Satan.(U) 10 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,(V) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(W) Be faithful,(X) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(Y)

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(Z) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(AA)

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(AB) write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(AC) 13 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,(AD) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(AE) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(AF)

14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(AG) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(AH) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(AI) and committed sexual immorality.(AJ) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(AK) 16 Repent(AL) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(AM)

17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(AN) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(AO) I will give some of the hidden manna.(AP) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(AQ) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(AR)

To the Church in Thyatira

18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(AS) write:

These are the words of the Son of God,(AT) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(AU) 19 I know your deeds,(AV) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(AW) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(AX) 21 I have given her time(AY) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(AZ) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(BA) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(BB) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(BC)

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(BD) 25 except to hold on to what you have(BE) until I come.’(BF)

26 To the one who is victorious(BG) and does my will to the end,(BH) I will give authority over the nations(BI) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(BJ) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b](BK)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(BL) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(BM) what the Spirit says to the churches.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
  2. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

28 And I will give him the morning star.

29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.