Mensaje a la iglesia de Efeso

Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Efeso(A):

«El que tiene las siete estrellas(B) en su mano derecha, el que anda entre[a] los siete candelabros(C) de oro, dice esto: “Yo conozco tus obras, tu fatiga y tu perseverancia(D), y que no puedes soportar a los malos, y has sometido a prueba(E) a los que se dicen ser apóstoles(F) y no lo son, y los has hallado mentirosos[b]. Tienes perseverancia, y has sufrido por mi nombre(G) y no has desmayado. Pero tengo esto contra ti: que has dejado tu primer amor(H). Recuerda, por tanto, de dónde has caído y arrepiéntete(I), y haz las obras que hiciste al principio[c](J); si no, vendré[d] a ti y quitaré tu candelabro de su lugar(K), si no te arrepientes. Sin embargo tienes esto: que aborreces las obras de los nicolaítas(L), las cuales yo también aborrezco. El que tiene oído(M), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al vencedor[e](N) le daré a comer del árbol de la vida(O), que está en el paraíso de Dios(P)”».

Mensaje a la iglesia de Esmirna

Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Esmirna(Q):

«El primero y el último(R), el que estuvo muerto y ha vuelto a la vida(S), dice esto: “Yo conozco[f] tu tribulación(T) y tu pobreza(U) (pero tú eres rico(V)), y la blasfemia de los que se dicen ser judíos y no lo son(W), sino que son sinagoga de Satanás(X). 10 No temas lo que estás por sufrir. He aquí, el diablo echará a algunos de vosotros en la cárcel para que seáis probados(Y), y tendréis tribulación por diez días(Z). Sé fiel hasta la muerte(AA), y yo te daré la corona de la vida(AB). 11 El que tiene oído(AC), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. El vencedor[g](AD) no sufrirá daño de la muerte segunda(AE)”».

Mensaje a la iglesia de Pérgamo

12 Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Pérgamo(AF):

«El que tiene la espada aguda de dos filos(AG), dice esto: 13 “Yo sé[h] dónde moras: donde está el trono de Satanás(AH). Guardas fielmente mi nombre y no has negado mi fe(AI), aun en los días de Antipas, mi testigo(AJ), mi siervo fiel(AK), que fue muerto entre vosotros, donde mora Satanás(AL). 14 Pero tengo unas pocas cosas contra ti(AM), porque tienes ahí a los que mantienen la doctrina de Balaam(AN), que enseñaba a Balac a poner tropiezo ante los hijos de Israel, a comer cosas sacrificadas a los ídolos y a cometer actos de inmoralidad(AO). 15 Así tú también tienes algunos que de la misma manera mantienen la doctrina de los nicolaítas(AP). 16 Por tanto, arrepiéntete(AQ); si no, vendré[i] a ti pronto(AR) y pelearé contra ellos con la espada de mi boca(AS). 17 El que tiene oído(AT), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al vencedor[j](AU) le daré del maná escondido(AV) y le daré una piedrecita blanca, y grabado en la piedrecita(AW) un nombre nuevo, el cual nadie conoce sino aquel que lo recibe(AX)”».

Mensaje a la iglesia de Tiatira

18 Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Tiatira(AY):

«El Hijo de Dios(AZ), que tiene ojos[k] como llama de fuego(BA), y cuyos pies son semejantes al bronce bruñido, dice esto: 19 “Yo conozco tus obras(BB), tu amor, tu fe, tu servicio y tu perseverancia(BC), y que tus obras recientes[l] son mayores que las primeras. 20 Pero tengo esto contra ti(BD): que toleras a esa[m] mujer Jezabel(BE), que se dice ser profetisa, y enseña y seduce a mis siervos a que cometan actos inmorales y coman cosas sacrificadas a los ídolos(BF). 21 Le he dado tiempo para arrepentirse(BG), y no quiere arrepentirse de su inmoralidad(BH). 22 Mira, la postraré[n] en cama, y a los que cometen adulterio con ella(BI) los arrojaré en gran tribulación, si no se arrepienten de las obras de ella[o]. 23 Y a sus hijos mataré con pestilencia[p], y todas las iglesias sabrán que yo soy el que escudriña las mentes[q](BJ) y los corazones, y os daré a cada uno según vuestras obras(BK). 24 Pero a vosotros, a los demás que están en Tiatira(BL), a cuantos no tienen esta doctrina, que no han conocido las cosas profundas de Satanás(BM), como ellos las llaman, os digo: No os impongo otra carga(BN). 25 No obstante, lo que tenéis(BO), retenedlo hasta que yo venga(BP). 26 Y al vencedor[r](BQ), al que guarda mis obras hasta el fin(BR), le daré autoridad sobre las naciones[s](BS); 27 y las regirá[t] con vara de hierro(BT), como los vasos del alfarero son hechos pedazos(BU), [u]como yo también he recibido autoridad de mi Padre; 28 y le daré el lucero de la mañana(BV). 29 El que tiene oído(BW), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias”».

Footnotes

  1. Apocalipsis 2:1 Lit., en medio de
  2. Apocalipsis 2:2 O, falsos
  3. Apocalipsis 2:5 Lit., las primeras obras
  4. Apocalipsis 2:5 Lit., vengo
  5. Apocalipsis 2:7 O, Al que venza
  6. Apocalipsis 2:9 Algunos mss. agregan: tus obras y
  7. Apocalipsis 2:11 O, El que venza
  8. Apocalipsis 2:13 Algunos mss. agregan: tus obras y
  9. Apocalipsis 2:16 Lit., vengo
  10. Apocalipsis 2:17 O, Al que venza
  11. Apocalipsis 2:18 Lit., sus ojos
  12. Apocalipsis 2:19 O, postreras
  13. Apocalipsis 2:20 Lit., la
  14. Apocalipsis 2:22 Lit., arrojo
  15. Apocalipsis 2:22 Algunos mss. dicen: de ellos
  16. Apocalipsis 2:23 Lit., muerte
  17. Apocalipsis 2:23 Lit., los riñones; i.e., el hombre interior
  18. Apocalipsis 2:26 O, al que venza
  19. Apocalipsis 2:26 O, los gentiles
  20. Apocalipsis 2:27 O, pastoreará
  21. Apocalipsis 2:27 En el gr., aquí comienza el vers. 28

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.