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Apocalisse 2
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Apocalisse 2
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Lettera alla chiesa di Efeso
2 (A)«All’angelo della chiesa di Efeso scrivi: queste cose dice colui che tiene le sette stelle nella sua destra e cammina in mezzo ai sette candelabri d’oro:
2 “Io conosco le tue opere, la tua fatica, la tua costanza; so che non puoi sopportare i malvagi e hai messo alla prova quelli che si chiamano apostoli[a] ma non lo sono, e che li hai trovati bugiardi. 3 So che hai costanza, hai sopportato molte cose per amore del mio nome e non ti sei stancato[b]. 4 Ma ho questo contro di te: che hai abbandonato il tuo primo amore. 5 Ricorda dunque da dove sei caduto, ravvediti, e compi le opere di prima; altrimenti verrò [presto] da te e rimoverò il tuo candelabro dal suo posto, se non ti ravvedi. 6 Tuttavia hai questo: che detesti le opere dei Nicolaiti[c], che anch’io detesto.
7 Chi ha orecchi ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese. A chi vince io darò da mangiare dell’albero della vita, che è nel paradiso di Dio[d]”.
Lettera alla chiesa di Smirne
8 (B)«All’angelo della chiesa di Smirne[e] scrivi: queste cose dice il primo e l’ultimo, che fu morto e tornò in vita:
9 “Io conosco [le tue opere,] la tua tribolazione, la tua povertà (tuttavia sei ricco) e le calunnie lanciate da quelli che[f] dicono di essere Giudei e non lo sono, ma sono una sinagoga di Satana. 10 Non temere quello che avrai da soffrire; ecco, il diavolo sta per cacciare alcuni di voi in prigione, per mettervi alla prova, e avrete una tribolazione per dieci giorni. Sii fedele fino alla morte e io ti darò la corona della vita.
11 Chi ha orecchi ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese. Chi vince non sarà colpito dalla morte seconda”.
Lettera alla chiesa di Pergamo
12 (C)«All’angelo della chiesa di Pergamo[g] scrivi: queste cose dice colui che ha la spada affilata a due tagli:
13 “Io conosco [le tue opere e] dove tu abiti, cioè là dov’è il trono di Satana; tuttavia tu rimani fedele al mio nome e non hai rinnegato la fede in me, neppure ai giorni di Antipa[h], il mio fedele testimone, che fu ucciso fra voi[i], là dove Satana abita. 14 Ma ho qualcosa contro di te: hai alcuni che professano la dottrina di Balaam, il quale insegnava a Balac il modo di far cadere i figli d’Israele, inducendoli a mangiare carni sacrificate agli idoli e a fornicare. 15 Così anche tu hai alcuni che professano similmente la dottrina dei Nicolaiti[j]. 16 Ravvediti dunque[k], altrimenti fra poco verrò da te e combatterò contro di loro con la spada della mia bocca.
17 Chi ha orecchi ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese. A chi vince io darò [da mangiare] della manna nascosta e una pietruzza bianca, sulla quale è scritto un nome nuovo che nessuno conosce, se non colui che lo riceve”.
Lettera alla chiesa di Tiatiri
18 (D)«All’angelo della chiesa di Tiatiri[l] scrivi: queste cose dice il Figlio di Dio, che ha gli occhi come fiamma di fuoco e i piedi simili a bronzo incandescente:
19 “Io conosco le tue opere, il tuo amore, la tua fede, il tuo servizio, la tua costanza; so che le tue ultime opere sono più numerose delle prime. 20 Ma ho questo contro di te[m]: che tu tolleri Iezabel, quella donna che si dice profetessa e insegna e induce i miei servi[n] a commettere fornicazione e a mangiare carni sacrificate agli idoli. 21 Le ho dato tempo perché si ravvedesse, ma lei non vuole ravvedersi della sua fornicazione[o]. 22 Ecco, io la getto sopra un letto di dolore e metto in una grande tribolazione coloro che commettono adulterio con lei, se non si ravvedono delle opere che ella compie[p]. 23 Metterò anche a morte i suoi figli; e tutte le chiese conosceranno che io sono colui che scruta le reni e i cuori[q], e darò a ciascuno di voi secondo le sue opere. 24 Ma agli altri di voi, in Tiatiri[r], che non professate tale dottrina e non avete conosciuto le profondità di Satana (come le chiamano loro), io dico: non vi impongo[s] altro peso; 25 soltanto, quello che avete tenetelo fermamente finché io venga.
26 A chi vince e persevera nelle mie opere sino alla fine, darò potere sulle nazioni, 27 ed egli le reggerà con una verga di ferro e le frantumerà come vasi d’argilla[t], 28 come anch’io ho ricevuto potere dal Padre mio; e gli darò la stella del mattino.
29 Chi ha orecchi ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese”.
Footnotes
- Apocalisse 2:2 TR quelli che affermano di essere apostoli.
- Apocalisse 2:3 TR So che hai sopportato molte cose, che hai costanza, che ti sei affaticato per amore del mio nome e non ti sei stancato.
- Apocalisse 2:6 Le opere dei Nicolaiti, dottrine o tendenze descritte più avanti nei vv. 14-15. Non si sa niente di sicuro sull’origine del termine Nicolaiti.
- Apocalisse 2:7 TR e M in mezzo al paradiso di Dio.
- Apocalisse 2:8 Smirne, città sul mare a nord di Efeso; la sua chiesa è menzionata solo in Apocalisse.
- Apocalisse 2:9 TR le calunnie di quelli che…
- Apocalisse 2:12 Pergamo, a nord di Smirne, celebre per il suo tempio di Esculapio; la sua chiesa è menzionata solo in Apocalisse.
- Apocalisse 2:13 Antipa, di questo martire della fede cristiana non si hanno altre notizie.
- Apocalisse 2:13 TR e M neppure nei giorni in cui Antipa, il mio fedele testimone fu ucciso tra voi…
- Apocalisse 2:15 TR che professano la dottrina dei Nicolaiti, cosa che io detesto; vd. v. 6.
- Apocalisse 2:16 TR omette dunque.
- Apocalisse 2:18 Tiatiri, vd. At 16:14; la sua chiesa è menzionata solo in Apocalisse.
- Apocalisse 2:20 TR Ma ho qualcosa contro di te.
- Apocalisse 2:20 TR che tu permetti a Iezabel, quella donna che si dice profetessa, di insegnare e di sedurre i miei servi inducendoli a…
- Apocalisse 2:21 TR perché si ravvedesse dalla sua fornicazione, ma lei non si è ravveduta.
- Apocalisse 2:22 TR dalle loro opere.
- Apocalisse 2:23 +Sl 7:9.
- Apocalisse 2:24 TR Ma a voi e agli altri in Tiatiri…
- Apocalisse 2:24 TR Non vi imporrò…
- Apocalisse 2:27 +Sl 2:9.
Revelation 2
New International Version
Revelation 2
New International Version
To the Church in Ephesus
2 “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) 2 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) 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(G) and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(H) 5 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. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(K) which I also hate.
7 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
8 “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) 9 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
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
- Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9
Revelation 2
King James Version
Revelation 2
King James Version
2 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;
2 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:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 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.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 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.
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
9 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.
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