Revelation 2:1-7 New American Standard Bible
Message to Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in (A)Ephesus write:
The One who holds (B)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks [a](C)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
2 ‘(D)I know your deeds and your labor and [b]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have (E)put those who call themselves (F)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have [c]perseverance and have endured (G)on account of My name, and have not become weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have (H)left your first love. 5 Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and (I)repent, and (J)do the [d]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your (K)lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the (L)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 (M)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (N)To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from (O)the tree of life, which is in the (P)Paradise of God.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Lit in the middle of
- Revelation 2:2 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:3 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds
Cross references
- Revelation 2:1 : Rev 1:11
- Revelation 2:1 : Rev 1:16
- Revelation 2:1 : Rev 1:12f
- Revelation 2:2 : Rev 2:19; 3:1, 8, 15
- Revelation 2:2 : John 6:6; 1 John 4:1
- Revelation 2:2 : 2 Cor 11:13
- Revelation 2:3 : John 15:21
- Revelation 2:4 : Jer 2:2; Matt 24:12
- Revelation 2:5 : Rev 2:16, 22; 3:3, 19
- Revelation 2:5 : Heb 10:32; Rev 2:2
- Revelation 2:5 : Matt 5:14ff; Phil 2:15; Rev 1:20
- Revelation 2:6 : Rev 2:15
- Revelation 2:7 : Matt 11:15; Rev 2:11, 17; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9
- Revelation 2:7 : Rev 2:11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7
- Revelation 2:7 : Gen 2:9; 3:22; Prov 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Rev 22:2, 14
- Revelation 2:7 : Ezek 28:13; 31:8f; Luke 23:43
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