Revelation 2
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Write To Ephesus: You Left Your First Love. Repent And Do The First Works
2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write— These things says the One holding-on-to the seven stars in His right hand, the One walking in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. 2 I know your works and[a] labor and your endurance, and that you cannot bear-with evil ones. And you tested the ones calling themselves apostles (and they are not) and you found them to be false. 3 And you have endurance, and bore-up for the sake of My name, and have not become-weary. 4 But I have against you that you left your first love. 5 Therefore, be remembering[b] from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works. Otherwise, I am coming to you. And I will move[c] your lampstand from its place unless you repent. 6 But this you have— that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one overcoming[d], I will give him authority to eat from the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.
Write To Smyrna: You Are Going To Suffer. Be Faithful
8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna, write— These things says the First and the Last Who became dead and came-to-life. 9 I know your affliction, and[e] poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by the ones saying that they are Jews (and they are not), but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not be fearing at all the things which you are about to suffer. Behold— the devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. And you will have affliction for ten days. Be[f] faithful until[g] death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one overcoming will never be harmed by the second death.
Write To Pergamum: You Have Some Holding On To False Teachings. Repent
12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum, write— These things says the One having the sharp double-edged sword. 13 I know where you dwell: where Satan’s throne is. And you are holding-on-to My name. And you did not deny My faith[h], even during the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there ones holding-on-to the teaching of Balaam, who was teaching Balak to put a cause-of-falling before the sons of Israel to eat foods-sacrificed-to-idols and to commit-sexual-immorality. 15 So you also have ones holding-on-to the teaching of the Nicolaitans likewise. 16 Therefore repent. Otherwise, I am coming to you[i] quickly. And I will fight[j] against them with the sword of My mouth. 17 Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one overcoming— I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble. And having been written upon the pebble is a new name which no one knows except the one[k] receiving it.
Write To Thyatira: You Are Tolerating a False Teacher. Repent From Her Works
18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira, write— These things says the Son of God, the One having His eyes like a flame of fire and His feet resembling brass[l]. 19 I know your works and[m] love and faith[n] and service and your endurance. And your last works are greater[o] than the first. 20 But I have against you that you are tolerating the woman Jezebel— the one calling herself a prophet. And she is teaching and misleading My slaves to commit-sexual-immorality and eat foods-sacrificed-to-idols. 21 And I gave her time in order that she might repent. And she is not willing to repent from her sexual-immorality. 22 Behold— I am throwing[p] her into a bed[q], and the ones committing-adultery with her into a great affliction, unless they repent from her works. 23 And I will kill her children[r] with a death[s]. And all the churches will know[t] that I am the One searching[u] minds and hearts, and I will give to you, to each one, according to your works. 24 But I say to you, to the rest in Thyatira— all-who are not holding this teaching, who did not know the deep things of Satan (as they say): I am not putting[v] another burden upon you. 25 However, hold-on-to what you have until whenever I come. 26 And the one overcoming and[w] the one keeping My works[x] until the end— I will give him authority over the nations. 27 And he will shepherd[y] them with an iron rod like clay vessels are broken-to-pieces, 28 as I also[z] have received from My Father. And I will give him the morning[aa] star. 29 Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:2 Or, even.
- Revelation 2:5 Or, keeping in mind.
- Revelation 2:5 Or, shake, remove.
- Revelation 2:7 Or, conquering, being victorious.
- Revelation 2:9 Or, even.
- Revelation 2:10 Or, Prove-to-be faithful ones.
- Revelation 2:10 Or, as far as, to the extent of.
- Revelation 2:13 That is, your faith in Me; or, My gospel.
- Revelation 2:16 That is, the church. This word is singular.
- Revelation 2:16 Or, wage war.
- Revelation 2:17 Or, the One; that is, Jesus, 19:12.
- Revelation 2:18 Or, metal.
- Revelation 2:19 Or, even.
- Revelation 2:19 Or, faithfulness.
- Revelation 2:19 That is, in quantity (more) or quality (better, superior).
- Revelation 2:22 Or, putting.
- Revelation 2:22 That is, of sickness; or, of judgment.
- Revelation 2:23 That is, followers.
- Revelation 2:23 kill... with a death. That is, I will surely kill. Or, I will kill... with pestilence.
- Revelation 2:23 Or, come-to-know.
- Revelation 2:23 Or, examining.
- Revelation 2:24 Or, throwing, as in v 22.
- Revelation 2:26 Or, even.
- Revelation 2:26 As opposed to her works, v 22.
- Revelation 2:27 That is, rule.
- Revelation 2:28 Compare 19:15.
- Revelation 2:28 That is, the light of a new day; or, Myself, since this phrase is used of Christ in 22:16.
Revelation 2
Legacy Standard Bible
To the Church in Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in (A)Ephesus write:
This is what the One who holds (B)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks [a](C)among the seven golden lampstands, says:
2 ‘(D)I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot bear with those who are evil, and you (E)put to the test those who call themselves (F)apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have perseverance and have [b]endured (G)for My name’s sake, you also have not grown 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 [c]deeds you did at first. But if not, I am coming to you and will remove your (K)lampstand out of its place, unless you repent. 6 Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the (L)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 (M)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (N)To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of (O)the tree of life which is in the (P)Paradise of God.’
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in (Q)Smyrna write:
(R)This is what the first and the last, who [d](S)was dead, and has come to life, says:
9 ‘I know your (T)tribulation and your (U)poverty (but you are (V)rich), and the blasphemy by those who (W)say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of (X)Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be (Y)tested, and you will have tribulation (Z)for ten days. [e]Be (AA)faithful until death, and I will give you (AB)the crown of life. 11 (AC)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (AD)He who overcomes will never be hurt by the (AE)second death.’
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in (AF)Pergamum write:
This is what the One who has (AG)the sharp two-edged sword says:
13 ‘I know where you dwell, where (AH)Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny (AI)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (AJ)witness, My (AK)faithful one, who was killed among you, (AL)where Satan dwells. 14 But (AM)I have a few things against you, that you have there some who hold the (AN)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (AO)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the (AP)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (AQ)repent. But if not, (AR)I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with (AS)the sword of My mouth. 17 (AT)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (AU)To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden (AV)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (AW)new name written on the stone (AX)which no one knows but he who receives it.’
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “And to the angel of the church in (AY)Thyatira write:
(AZ)This is what the Son of God, the One (BA)who has [f]eyes like a flame of fire and His feet are like burnished bronze, says:
19 ‘(BB)I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your last deeds are greater than [g]at first. 20 But (BC)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (BD)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and deceives My slaves so that they (BE)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 (BF)And I gave her time to repent, and she (BG)does not wish to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her [h]on a bed of sickness, and those who (BH)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [i]her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with [j]pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who (BI)searches the [k]minds and hearts; and (BJ)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in (BK)Thyatira, who do not have this teaching, who have not known the (BL)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (BM)place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless (BN)what you have, hold fast (BO)until I come. 26 (BP)And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds (BQ)until the end, (BR)to him I will give authority over the [l]nations; 27 and he shall [m](BS)rule them with a rod of iron, (BT)as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him (BU)the morning star. 29 (BV)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Lit in the middle of
- Revelation 2:3 Lit bear up, cf. 2:2
- Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds
- Revelation 2:8 Lit became
- Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful
- Revelation 2:18 Lit His eyes
- Revelation 2:19 Lit the first
- Revelation 2:22 Lit into
- Revelation 2:22 One early ms their
- Revelation 2:23 Lit death
- Revelation 2:23 Inner man; lit kidneys
- Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles
- Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd
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