Revelation 2:8-11

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Message to Smyrna

⁸“And to the angel of the church in ^(A)Smyrna write:

^(B)The first and the last, who ^[a]^(C)was dead, and has come to life, says this:

⁹‘I know your ^(D)tribulation and your ^(E)poverty (but you are ^(F)rich), and the ^[b]slander by those who ^(G)say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of ^(H)Satan. ¹⁰Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be ^(I)tested, and you will have tribulation ^(J)for ten days. ^[c]Be ^(K)faithful until death, and I will give you ^(L)the crown of life. ¹¹^(M)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(N)The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the ^(O)second death.’

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Footnotes

Revelation 2:8 Lit became
Revelation 2:9 Or blasphemy
Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful

Revelation 3:7-13

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Message to Philadelphia

⁷“And to the angel of the church in ^(A)Philadelphia write:

^(B)He who is holy, ^(C)who is true, who has ^(D)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

⁸‘^(E)I know your ^[a]deeds. Behold, I have put before you ^(F)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and ^(G)have not denied My name. ⁹Behold, I ^[b]will make those of ^(H)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them ^(I)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that ^(J)I have loved you. ¹⁰Because you have ^(K)kept ^(L)My ^[c]word of perseverance, ^(M)I also will keep you from the hour of the ^[d]^(N)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole ^[e]^(O)world, to ^[f]test ^(P)those who live on the earth. ¹¹^(Q)I am coming quickly; ^(R)hold firmly to what you have, so that no one will take your ^(S)crown. ¹²^(T)The one who overcomes, I will make him a ^(U)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the ^(V)name of My God, and ^(W)the name of the city of My God, ^(X)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My ^(Y)new name. ¹³^(Z)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’