Aabenbaringen 2
Dette er Biblen på dansk
2 Skriv til Menighedens Engel i Efesus: Dette siger han, som holder de syv Stjerner i sin højre Hånd, ham, som vandrer midt imellem de syv Guldlysestager: 2 Jeg kender dine Gerninger og dit Arbejde og din Udholdenhed, og at du ikke kan fordrage de onde; og du prøvede dem, som kalde sig selv Apostle og ikke ere det, og du har fundet, at de ere Løgnere; 3 og du har Udholdenhed, og du har døjet ondt for mit Navns Skyld og er ikke bleven træt. 4 Men jeg har det imod dig, at du har forladt din første Kærlighed. 5 Kom derfor i Hu, hvorfra du er falden, og omvend dig, og gør de forrige Gerninger; men hvis ikke, da kommer jeg over dig, og jeg vil flytte din Lysestage fra dens Sted, hvis du ikke omvender dig. 6 Dog, dette har du, at du hader Nikolaiternes Gerninger, som også jeg hader. 7 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Ånden siger til Menighederne! Den, som sejrer, ham vil jeg give at æde af Livets Træ, som er i Guds Paradis.
8 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Smyrna: Dette siger den første og den sidste, han, som var død og blev levende: 9 Jeg kender din Trængsel og din Fattigdom (dog, du er rig), og Bespottelsen fra dem, som kalde sig selv Jøder og ikke ere det, men ere Satans Synagoge. 10 Frygt ikke, for hvad du vil komme til at lide! Se, Djævelen vil kaste nogle af eder i Fængsel, for at I skulle fristes, og I skulle have Trængsel i ti Dage. Vær tro indtil Døden, så vil jeg give dig Livets Krone 11 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Ånden siger til Menighederne! Den, som sejrer, skal ingenlunde skades af den anden Død.
12 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Pergamus: Dette siger han, som har det tveæggede, skarpe Sværd: 13 Jeg ved, hvor du bor, der, hvor Satans Trone er; og du holder fast ved mit Navn og fornægtede ikke min Tro, i Antipas's, mit tro Vidnes Dage, han, som blev ihjelslået hos eder, der, hvor Satan bor. 14 Men jeg har noget lidet imod dig, at du har nogle hos dig, som holde fast ved Bileams Lære, der lærte Balak at sætte Snare for Israels Børn, for at de skulde spise Afgudsofferkød og bedrive Utugt. 15 Således har også du dem, som holde fast ved Nikolaiternes Lære på lignende Vis. 16 Omvend dig! Men hvis ikke, kommer jeg snart over dig og vil stride imod dem med min Munds Sværd. 17 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Ånden siger til Menighederne! Den, som sejrer, ham vil jeg give af den skjulte Manna, og jeg vil give ham en hvid Sten og på Stenen et nyt Navn skrevet, som ingen kender, uden den, der får det.
18 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Thyatira: Dette siger Guds Søn, der har Øjne som Ildslue, og hvis Fødder ere som skinnende Malm: 19 Jeg kender dine Gerninger og din Kærlighed og Tro og Tjeneste og Udholdenhed, ja, dine Gerninger, de sidste flere end de første. 20 Men jeg har imod dig, at du finder dig i Kvinden Jesabel, som kalder sig selv en Profetinde og lærer og forfører mine Tjenere til at bedrive Utugt og spise Afgudsofferkød. 21 Og jeg har givet hende Tid til at omvende sig, men hun vil ikke omvende sig fra sin Utugt. 22 Se, jeg kaster hende på Sygelejet og hendes Bolere i stor Trængsel, dersom de ikke omvende sig fra deres Gerninger. 23 Og hendes Børn vil jeg slå med Død, og alle Menighederne skulle kende, at jeg er den, som ransager Nyrer og Hjerter; og jeg vil give eder, hver efter eders Gerninger. 24 Men til eder, de øvrige, som ere i Thyatira, så mange som ikke have denne Lære, fordi de ikke kende Satans Dybder, som de kalde det, til eder siger jeg: Jeg lægger ingen anden Byrde på eder. 25 Kun skulle I holde fast ved det, I have, indtil jeg kommer. 26 Og den, som sejrer, og som indtil Enden tager Vare på mine Gerninger, ham vil jeg give Mag over Hedningerne; 27 og med en Jernstav skal han vogte dem, ligesom Lerkar sønderknuses, ligesom også jeg har modtaget det af min Fader; 28 og jeg vil give ham Morgenstjernen. 29 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Ånden siger til Menighederne!
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
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
