²³ and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he ^(A)who searches mind and heart, and ^(B)I will give to each of you according to your works. ²⁴ But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call ^(C)the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I ^(D)do not lay on you any other burden. ²⁵ Only hold fast ^(E)what you have until I come. ^26 (F)The one who conquers and who keeps my works ^(G)until the end, ^(H)to him I will give authority over the nations, ²⁷ and ^(I)he will ^(J)rule^[a] them with a rod of iron, ^(K)as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. ²⁸ And I will give him ^(L)the morning star. ^29 (M)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Sardis

3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him ^(N)who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation ^(O)of being alive, ^(P)but you are dead. ² Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works ^(Q)complete in the sight of my God. ^3 (R)Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, ^(S)I will come ^(T)like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. ⁴ Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not ^(U)soiled their garments, and they will walk with me ^(V)in white, for they are ^(W)worthy. ^5 (X)The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never ^(Y)blot his name out of ^(Z)the book of life. ^(AA)I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. ^6 (AB)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷ “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of ^(AC)the holy one, ^(AD)the true one, ^(AE)who has the key of David, ^(AF)who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

⁸ “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you ^(AG)an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. ⁹ Behold, I will make those of ^(AH)the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, ^(AI)I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that ^(AJ)I have loved you. ^10 (AK)Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try ^(AL)those who dwell on the earth. ^11 (AM)I am coming soon. ^(AN)Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize ^(AO)your crown. ^12 (AP)The one who conquers, I will make him ^(AQ)a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him ^(AR)the name of my God, and ^(AS)the name of the city of my God, ^(AT)the new Jerusalem, ^(AU)which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own ^(AV)new name. ^13 (AW)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴ “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the ^(AX)Amen, ^(AY)the faithful and true witness, ^(AZ)the beginning of God's creation.

¹⁵ “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. ^(BA)Would that you were either cold or hot! ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. ^17 (BB)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, ^(BC)blind, and naked. ¹⁸ I counsel you ^(BD)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and ^(BE)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and ^(BF)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, ^(BG)so that you may see. ^19 (BH)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. ²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and ^(BI)knock. ^(BJ)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, ^(BK)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. ^21 (BL)The one who conquers, ^(BM)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as ^(BN)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. ^22 (BO)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

The Throne in Heaven

4 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me ^(BP)like a trumpet, said, ^(BQ)“Come up here, and ^(BR)I will show you what must take place after this.” ² At once ^(BS)I was in the Spirit, and behold, ^(BT)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. ³ And he who sat there had the appearance of ^(BU)jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was ^(BV)a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. ⁴ Around the throne were ^(BW)twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, ^(BX)clothed in white garments, with ^(BY)golden crowns on their heads. ⁵ From the throne came ^(BZ)flashes of lightning, and rumblings^[b] and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning ^(CA)seven torches of fire, ^(CB)which are the seven spirits of God, ⁶ and before the throne there was ^(CC)as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are ^(CD)four living creatures, ^(CE)full of eyes in front and behind: ^7 (CF)the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. ⁸ And the four living creatures, ^(CG)each of them with six wings, are ^(CH)full of eyes all around and within, and ^(CI)day and night they never cease to say,

⁹ And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, ^(CL)who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders ^(CM)fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast ^(CN)their crowns before the throne, saying,

The Scroll and the Lamb

5 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne ^(CR)a scroll written within and on the back, ^(CS)sealed with seven seals. ² And ^(CT)I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” ³ And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, ⁴ and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵ And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, ^(CU)the Lion ^(CV)of the tribe of Judah, ^(CW)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶ And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw ^(CX)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with ^(CY)seven eyes, which are ^(CZ)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. ⁸ And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders ^(DA)fell down before the Lamb, ^(DB)each holding a harp, and ^(DC)golden bowls full of incense, ^(DD)which are the prayers of the saints. ⁹ And they sang ^(DE)a new song, saying,

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering ^(DJ)myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice,

¹³ And I heard ^(DL)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

¹⁴ And the four living creatures ^(DM)said, “Amen!” and the elders ^(DN)fell down and worshiped.

The Seven Seals

6 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of ^(DO)the seven seals, and I heard ^(DP)one of the four living creatures say ^(DQ)with a voice like thunder, ^(DR)“Come!” ² And I looked, and behold, ^(DS)a white horse! And ^(DT)its rider had a bow, and ^(DU)a crown was given to him, and he came out ^(DV)conquering, and to conquer.

³ When he opened the second seal, I heard ^(DW)the second living creature say, “Come!” ⁴ And out came another horse, ^(DX)bright red. Its rider was permitted ^(DY)to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

⁵ When he opened the third seal, I heard the ^(DZ)third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, ^(EA)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, ^(EB)“A quart^[c] of wheat for a denarius,^[d] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and ^(EC)do not harm the oil and wine!”

⁷ When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of ^(ED)the fourth living creature say, “Come!” ⁸ And I looked, and behold, ^(EE)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill ^(EF)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and ^(EG)by wild beasts of the earth.

⁹ When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^(EH)the altar ^(EI)the souls of those who had been slain ^(EJ)for the word of God and for ^(EK)the witness they had borne. ¹⁰ They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, ^(EL)holy and true, ^(EM)how long ^(EN)before you will judge and ^(EO)avenge our blood on ^(EP)those who dwell on the earth?” ¹¹ Then they were each given ^(EQ)a white robe and ^(ER)told to rest a little longer, ^(ES)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers^{[e] (ET)}should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.