Revelation 2
Complete Jewish Bible
2 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Ephesus, write: ‘Here is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven gold menorahs: 2 “I know what you have been doing, how hard you have worked, how you have persevered, and how you can’t stand wicked people; so you tested those who call themselves emissaries but aren’t — and you found them to be liars. 3 You are persevering, and you have suffered for my sake without growing weary. 4 But I have this against you: you have lost the love you had at first. 5 Therefore, remember where you were before you fell, turn from this sin, and do what you used to do before. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your menorah from its place — if you don’t turn from your sin! 6 But you have this in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans do — I hate it too. 7 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities. To him winning the victory I will give the right to eat from the Tree of Life which is in God’s Gan-‘Eden.”’
8 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Smyrna, write: ‘Here is the message from the First and the Last, who died and came alive again: 9 “I know how you are suffering and how poor you are (though in fact you are rich!), and I know the insults of those who call themselves Jews but aren’t — on the contrary, they are a synagogue of the Adversary. 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Adversary is going to have some of you thrown in prison, in order to put you to the test; and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful, even to the point of death; and I will give you life as your crown. 11 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities. He who wins the victory will not be hurt at all by the second death.”’
12 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Pergamum, write: ‘Here is the message from the one who has the sharp double-edged sword: 13 “I know where you are living, there where the Adversary’s throne is. Yet you are holding onto my name. You did not deny trusting me even at the time when my faithful witness Antipas was put to death in your town, there where the Adversary lives. 14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: you have some people who hold to the teaching of Bil‘am, who taught Balak to set a trap for the people of Isra’el, so that they would eat food that had been sacrificed to idols and commit sexual sin. 15 Likewise, you too have people who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore, turn from these sins. Otherwise, I will come to you very soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities. To him winning the victory I will give some of the hidden man. I will also give him a white stone, on which is written a new name that nobody knows except the one receiving it.”’
18 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Thyatira, write: ‘Here is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like burnished brass: 19 I know what you are doing, your love, trust, service and perseverance. And I know that you are doing more now than before. 20 But I have this against you: you continue to tolerate that Izevel woman, the one who claims to be a prophet, but is teaching and deceiving my servants to commit sexual sin and eat food that has been sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to turn from her sin, but she doesn’t want to repent of her immorality. 22 So I am throwing her into a sickbed; and those who commit adultery with her I am throwing into great trouble, unless they turn from the sins connected with what she does; 23 and I will strike her children dead! Then all the Messianic communities will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and that I will give to each of you what your deeds deserve. 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, to those who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some people call the ‘deep things’ of the Adversary, I say this: I am not loading you up with another burden; 25 only hold fast to what you have until I come. 26 To him who wins the victory and does what I want until the goal is reached,
I will give him authority over the nations;
27 he will rule them with a staff of iron
and dash them to pieces like pottery,[a]
28 just as I have received authority from my Father. I will also give him the morning star. 29 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities.”’
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:8–9
Revelation 2
New King James Version
The Loveless Church
2 “To the [a]angel of the church of Ephesus write,
‘These things says (A)He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, (B)who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 (C)“I know your works, your labor, your [b]patience, and that you cannot [c]bear those who are evil. And (D)you have tested those (E)who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have (F)not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, (G)or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 (H)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give (I)to eat from (J)the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
The Persecuted Church
8 “And to the [d]angel of the church in Smyrna write,
‘These things says (K)the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: 9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are (L)rich); and I know the blasphemy of (M)those who say they are Jews and are not, (N)but are a [e]synagogue of Satan. 10 (O)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. (P)Be faithful until death, and I will give you (Q)the crown of life.
11 (R)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by (S)the second death.” ’
The Compromising Church
12 “And to the [f]angel of the church in Pergamos write,
‘These things says (T)He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of (U)Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, (V)to eat things sacrificed to idols, (W)and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, [g]which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and (X)will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden (Y)manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone (Z)a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’
The Corrupt Church
18 “And to the [h]angel of the church in Thyatira write,
‘These things says the Son of God, (AA)who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 (AB)“I know your works, love, [i]service, faith, and your [j]patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless I have [k]a few things against you, because you allow [l]that woman (AC)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, [m]to teach and seduce My servants (AD)to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time (AE)to [n]repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [o]their deeds. 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who (AF)searches[p] the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
24 “Now to you I say, [q]and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the (AG)depths of Satan, as they say, (AH)I [r]will put on you no other burden. 25 But hold fast (AI)what you have till I come. 26 And he who overcomes, and keeps (AJ)My works until the end, (AK)to him I will give power over the nations—
27 ‘He(AL) shall rule them with a rod of iron;
They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’—
as I also have received from My Father; 28 and I will give him (AM)the morning star.
29 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:2 perseverance
- Revelation 2:2 endure
- Revelation 2:8 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:9 congregation
- Revelation 2:12 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:15 NU, M likewise.
- Revelation 2:18 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:19 NU, M faith, service
- Revelation 2:19 perseverance
- Revelation 2:20 NU, M against you that you tolerate
- Revelation 2:20 M your wife Jezebel
- Revelation 2:20 NU, M and teaches and seduces
- Revelation 2:21 NU, M repent, and she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
- Revelation 2:22 NU, M her
- Revelation 2:23 examines
- Revelation 2:24 NU, M omit and
- Revelation 2:24 NU, M omit will
Zbulesa 2
Albanian Bible
2 “Engjëllit të kishës në Efes shkruaji: këtë thotë ai që mban të shtatë yjet në të djathtën e tij dhe që ecën në mes të shtatë shandanëve prej ari.
2 Unë i njoh veprat e tua, mundin tënd dhe durimin tënd edhe se ti s’mund t’i durosh të këqijtë; ti i vure në provë ata që pretendojnë se janë apostuj dhe nuk janë dhe i gjete gënjeshtarë.
3 Ti ke duruar, ke qëndrueshmëri dhe për hir të emrit tim je munduar pa u lodhur.
4 Por kam diçka kundër teje, sepse dashurinë tënde të parën e le.
5 Kujtohu, pra, se nga ke rënë, pendohu, dhe bëj veprat e para; në mos do të vi së shpejti te ti dhe do ta luaj shandanin tënd nga vendi i vet, nëse nuk pendohesh.
6 Por ti ke këtë, që i urren veprat e Nikolaitëve, që i urrej edhe unë.
7 Kush ka veshë, le të dëgjojë atë që u thotë Fryma kishave: kujt fiton do t’i jap të hajë nga pema e jetës, që është në mes të parajsës së Perëndisë.”
8 “Dhe engjëllit të kishës në Smirnë, shkruaji: këtë thotë i pari dhe i fundit, që qe i vdekur dhe kthehej në jetë.
9 Unë i njoh veprat e tua, dhe shtrengimin e varfërinë (por ti je i pasur) dhe blasfeminë e atyre që e quajnë veten Judenj, por nuk janë, por janë një sinagogë e Satanit.
10 Mos ki frikë nga ato për të cilat do të vuash; ja, djalli do të hedhë disa prej jush në burg, që të provoheni, dhe ju do të keni shtrengim për dhjetë ditë. Ji besnik deri në vdekje dhe unë do të të jap kurorën e jetës.
11 Kush ka veshë, le të dëgjojë atë që Fryma u thotë kishave: kush fiton nuk do të preket nga vdekja e dytë.”
12 “Dhe engjëllit të kishës në Pergam, shkruaji: Këto gjëra thotë ai që ka shpatën e mprehtë me dy tehë:
13 Unë i di veprat e tua dhe ku banon, atje ku është froni i Satanit; dhe ti mbahesh fort tek emri im dhe nuk e mohove besimin në mua, edhe në ato ditë kur Antipa, dëshmitari im, besnik, u vra midis jush, atje ku banon Satani.
14 Por kam disa gjëra kundër teje: sepse ke aty disa që mbajnë mësimin e Balaamit, i cili e mësoi Balakun t’u vërë një gurë pengese përpara bjive të Izraelit që të hanë flijime idhujsh dhe të kurvërojnë.
15 Kështu ti ke edhe disa që mbajnë mësimin e Nikolaitëve, të cilën gjë e urrej.
16 Pendohu, përndryshe do të vij së shpejti te ti dhe do të luftoj kundër tyre me shpatën e gojës sime.
17 Kush ka veshë, le të dëgjojë atë që Fryma u thotë kishave: kujt fiton do t’i jap të hajë nga mana që është fshehur; dhe do t’i jap një gur të bardhë, dhe mbi gur është shkruar një emër i ri, të cilin s’e njeh askush, përveç atij që e merr.”
18 “Edhe engjëllit të kishës në Tiatirë shkruaji: Këto gjëra thotë Biri i Perëndisë, ai që ka sytë si flakë zjarri dhe këmbët e tij janë të ngjashëm me bronz të shkëlqyeshëm.
19 Unë i njoh veprat e tua, dashurinë tënde, besimin tënd, shërbimin tënd, durimin tënd dhe di që veprat e tua të fundit janë më të shumta se të parat.
20 Por kam disa gjëra kundër teje, sepse ti e lejon gruan Jezabel, që e quan veten profeteshë, të mësojë dhe t’i mashtrojë shërbëtorët e mi të kurvërojnë dhe të hanë gjëra të flijiuara idhujve.
21 Dhe i dhashë kohë që të pendohet për kurvërinë e saj, por ajo nuk u pendua.
22 Ja, unë e flakë atë në një shtrat vuajtjesh, dhe ata që kurvërojnë me të, në shtrëngim të madh, po nuk u penduan për veprat e tyre;
23 Dhe do t’i godas me vdekje bijtë e saj; dhe të gjitha kishat do të njohin se unë jam ai që heton mendjet dhe zemrat; dhe do t’i jap gjithsecilit nga ju sipas veprave të veta.
24 Por juve dhe të tjerëve që janë në Tiatirë, që nuk kanë këtë doktrinë dhe nuk i kanë njohur thellësirat e Satanit, siç e quajnë ata, unë them: nuk do të vë barrë tjetër mbi ju;
25 por mbajeni fort atë që keni, derisa të vij.
26 Dhe kujt fiton dhe i ruan deri në fund veprat e mia, do t’i jap pushtet mbi kombet;
27 dhe ai do t’i qeverisë ata me një shufër hekuri dhe ata do të thyhen si enë argjile, sikurse mora edhe unë pushtet prej Atit tim;
28 dhe unë do t’i jap atij yllin e mëngjesit.
29 Kush ka veshë, le të dëgjojë atë që Fryma u thotë kishave.”
Apocalipsis 2
Biblia del Jubileo
2 ¶ Escribe al ángel de la Iglesia en Efeso: El que tiene las siete estrellas en su diestra, el cual anda en medio de los siete candeleros de oro, dice estas cosas:
2 Yo sé tus obras, y tu trabajo y paciencia; y que tú no puedes sufrir a los malos, y has probado a los que se dicen ser Apóstoles, y no lo son, y los has hallado mentirosos;
3 y has sufrido, y sufres, y has trabajado por mi Nombre, y no has desfallecido.
4 Pero tengo contra ti que has dejado tu primer amor, la caridad.
5 Por lo cual ten memoria de dónde has caído, y arrepiéntete, y haz las primeras obras; si no, vendré presto a ti, y quitaré tu candelero de su lugar, si no te enmendares.
6 Mas tienes esto, que aborreces los hechos de los nicolaítas, los cuales yo también aborrezco.
7 El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las Iglesias: Al que venciere, daré a comer del árbol de la vida, el cual está en medio del Paraíso de Dios.
8 ¶ Y escribe al ángel de la Iglesia en Esmirna: El primero y el postrero, que fue muerto, y vive, dice estas cosas:
9 Yo sé tus obras, y tu tribulación, y tu pobreza (pero tú eres rico), y sé la blasfemia de los que se dicen ser Judíos, y no lo son; mas son la sinagoga de Satanás.
10 No tengas ningún temor de las cosas que has de padecer. He aquí, el diablo ha de enviar algunos de vosotros a la cárcel, para que seáis probados, y tendréis tribulación de diez días. Sé fiel hasta la muerte, y yo te daré la corona de la vida.
11 El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las Iglesias. El que venciere, no recibirá daño de la muerte segunda.
12 ¶ Y escribe al ángel de la Iglesia que está en Pérgamo: El que tiene la espada aguda de dos filos, dice estas cosas:
13 Yo sé tus obras, y dónde moras, donde está el trono de Satanás; y tienes mi Nombre, y no has negado mi fe, aun en los días en que fue Antipas mi testigo fiel, el cual ha sido muerto entre vosotros, donde Satanás mora.
14 Pero tengo unas pocas cosas contra ti: porque tú tienes ahí los que tienen la doctrina de Balaam, el cual enseñaba a Balac a poner escándalo delante de los hijos de Israel, a comer de cosas sacrificadas a los ídolos, y a cometer fornicación.
15 Así también tú tienes a los que tienen la doctrina de los nicolaítas, la cual yo aborrezco.
16 Arrepiéntete, porque de otra manera vendré a ti presto, y pelearé contra ellos con la espada de mi boca.
17 El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las Iglesias. Al que venciere, daré a comer del Maná escondido, y le daré una piedrecita blanca, y en la piedrecita un Nombre nuevo escrito, el cual ninguno conoce sino aquel que lo recibe.
18 ¶ Y escribe al ángel de la Iglesia en Tiatira: El Hijo de Dios, que tiene sus ojos como llama de fuego, y sus pies semejantes al latón fino, dice estas cosas:
19 Yo he conocido tus obras, y caridad, y servicio, y fe, y tu paciencia, y tus obras, las postreras que son muchas más que las primeras.
20 Pero tengo unas pocas cosas contra ti: que permites aquella mujer, Jezabel, (que se dice profetisa) enseñar, y engañar a mis esclavos, a fornicar, y a comer cosas ofrecidas a los ídolos.
21 Y le he dado tiempo para que se arrepienta de la fornicación; y no se ha arrepentido.
22 He aquí, yo la echo en cama, y a los que adulteran con ella, en gran tribulación, si no se arrepintieren de sus obras;
23 y mataré a sus hijos con muerte; y todas las Iglesias sabrán que YO SOY el que escudriño los riñones y los corazones; y daré a cada uno de vosotros según sus obras.
24 Pero yo digo a vosotros, y a los demás que estáis en Tiatira: Cualesquiera que no tienen esta doctrina, y que no han conocido las profundidades de Satanás (como ellos dicen), Yo no enviaré sobre vosotros otra carga.
25 Pero la que tenéis, tenedla hasta que yo venga.
26 Y al que hubiere vencido, y hubiere guardado mis obras hasta el fin, yo le daré potestad sobre los gentiles;
27 y los regirá con vara de hierro, y serán quebrantados como vaso de alfarero, como también yo la he recibido de mi Padre;
28 y le daré la estrella de la mañana.
29 El que tiene oído, oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las Iglesias.
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