Revelation 2
New International Version
To the Church in Ephesus
2 “To the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus(A) write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(B) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(C) 2 I know your deeds,(D) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(E) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(F) 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(G) and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(H) 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(I) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(J) from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(K) which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear(L) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(M) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(N) which is in the paradise(O) of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna(P) write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(Q) who died and came to life again.(R) 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(S) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(T) but are a synagogue of Satan.(U) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(V) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(W) Be faithful,(X) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(Y)
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(Z) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(AA)
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(AB) write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(AC) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(AD) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(AE) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(AF)
14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(AG) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(AH) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(AI) and committed sexual immorality.(AJ) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(AK) 16 Repent(AL) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(AM)
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(AN) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(AO) I will give some of the hidden manna.(AP) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(AQ) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(AR)
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(AS) write:
These are the words of the Son of God,(AT) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(AU) 19 I know your deeds,(AV) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(AW) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(AX) 21 I have given her time(AY) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(AZ) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(BA) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(BB) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(BC)
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(BD) 25 except to hold on to what you have(BE) until I come.’(BF)
26 To the one who is victorious(BG) and does my will to the end,(BH) I will give authority over the nations(BI)— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(BJ) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b](BK)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(BL) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(BM) what the Spirit says to the churches.
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
- Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9
Revelation 2
Common English Bible
Message to Ephesus
2 “Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus:
These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven gold lampstands: 2 I know your works, your labor, and your endurance. I also know that you don’t put up with those who are evil. You have tested those who say they are apostles but are not, and you have found them to be liars. 3 You have shown endurance and put up with a lot for my name’s sake, and you haven’t gotten tired. 4 But I have this against you: you have let go of the love you had at first. 5 So remember the high point from which you have fallen. Change your hearts and lives and do the things you did at first. If you don’t, I’m coming to you. I will move your lampstand from its place if you don’t change your hearts and lives. 6 But you have this in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans are doing, which I also hate. 7 If you can hear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. I will allow those who emerge victorious to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.
Message to Smyrna
8 “Write this to the angel of the church in Smyrna:
These are the words of the one who is the first and the last, who died and came back to life: 9 I know your hardship and poverty (though you are actually rich). I also know the hurtful things that have been spoken about you by those who say they are Jews (though they are not, but are really Satan’s synagogue). 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison in order to test you. You will suffer hardship for ten days. Be faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 If you can hear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Those who emerge victorious won’t be hurt by the second death.
Message to Pergamum
12 “Write this to the angel of the church in Pergamum:
These are the words of the one who has the sharp, two-edged sword: 13 I know that you are living right where Satan’s throne is. You are holding on to my name, and you didn’t break faith with me even at the time that Antipas, my faithful witness, was killed among you, where Satan lives. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have some there who follow Balaam’s teaching. Balaam had taught Balak to trip up the Israelites so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. 15 In the same way, you have some who follow the Nicolaitans’ teaching. 16 So change your hearts and lives. If you don’t, I am coming to you soon, and I will make war on them with the sword that comes from my mouth. 17 If you can hear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. I will give those who emerge victorious some of the hidden manna to eat. I will also give to each of them a white stone with a new name written on it, which no one knows except the one who receives it.
Message to Thyatira
18 “Write this to the angel of the church in Thyatira:
These are the words of God’s Son, whose eyes are like a fiery flame, and whose feet are like fine brass. 19 I know your works, your love and faithfulness, your service and endurance. I also know that the works you have done most recently are even greater than those you did at first. 20 But I have this against you: you put up with that woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. You allow her to teach and to mislead my servants into committing sexual immorality and eating food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to change her heart and life, but she refuses to change her life of prostitution. 22 Look! I’m throwing her onto a sickbed. I am casting those who have committed adultery with her into terrible hardship—if they don’t change their hearts from following her practices— 23 and I will even put her children to death with disease. Then all the churches will know that I’m the one who examines minds and hearts, and that I will give to each of you what your actions deserve. 24 As for the rest of you in Thyatira—those of you who don’t follow this teaching and haven’t learned the so-called “deep secrets” of Satan—I won’t burden you with anything else. 25 Just hold on to what you have until I come. 26 To those who emerge victorious, keeping my practices until the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 to rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like pottery— 28 just as I received authority from my Father. I will also give them the morning star. 29 If you can hear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Pahayag 2
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
2 Sa anghel ng iglesia sa Efeso ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng may hawak ng pitong bituin sa kaniyang kanang kamay, na yaong lumalakad sa gitna ng pitong kandelerong ginto:
2 Nalalaman ko ang iyong mga gawa, at ang iyong pagpapagal at pagtitiis, at hindi mo matiis ang masasamang tao, at sinubok mo ang mga nagpapanggap na apostol, at sila'y hindi gayon, at nasumpungan mo silang pawang bulaan;
3 At may pagtitiis ka at nagbata ka dahil sa aking pangalan, at hindi ka napagod.
4 Nguni't mayroon akong laban sa iyo, na iyong iniwan ang iyong unang pagibig.
5 Kaya't alalahanin mo kung saan ka nahulog, at magsisi ka at gawin mo ang iyong mga unang gawa; o kung hindi ay paririyan ako sa iyo, at aalisin ko ang iyong kandelero sa kaniyang kinalalagyan, maliban na magsisi ka.
6 Nguni't ito'y nasa iyo, na iyong kinapopootan ang mga gawa ng mga Nicolaita, na kinapopootan ko naman.
7 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang magtagumpay, ay siya kong pakakanin ng punong kahoy ng buhay, na nasa Paraiso ng Dios.
8 At sa anghel ng iglesia sa Smirna ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng una at ng huli, na namatay, at muling nabuhay:
9 Nalalaman ko ang iyong kapighatian, at ang iyong kadukhaan (datapuwa't ikaw ay mayaman), at ang pamumusong ng mga nagsasabing sila'y mga Judio, at hindi sila gayon, kundi isang sinagoga ni Satanas.
10 Huwag mong katakutan ang mga bagay na iyong malapit ng tiisin: narito, malapit ng ilagay ng diablo ang ilan sa inyo sa bilangguan, upang kayo'y masubok; at magkakaroon kayo ng kapighatiang sangpung araw. Magtapat ka hanggang sa kamatayan, at bibigyan kita ng putong ng buhay.
11 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang magtagumpay ay hindi parurusahan ng ikalawang kamatayan.
12 At sa anghel ng iglesia sa Pergamo ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng may matalas na tabak na may dalawang talim:
13 Nalalaman ko kung saan ka tumatahan, sa makatuwid baga'y sa kinaroroonan ng luklukan ni Satanas; at iniingatan mong matibay ang aking pangalan, at hindi mo ikinaila ang aking pananampalataya, kahit nang mga araw man ni Antipas na aking saksi, aking taong tapat, na pinatay sa gitna ninyo, na tinatahanan ni Satanas.
14 Datapuwa't mayroon akong ilang bagay na laban sa iyo, sapagka't mayroon ka diyang ilan na nanghahawak sa aral ni Balaam, na siyang nagturo kay Balac na maglagay ng katisuran sa harapan ng mga anak ni Israel, upang magsikain ng mga bagay na inihahain sa mga diosdiosan, at makiapid.
15 Gayon din naman na mayroon kang ilan na nanghahawak sa aral ng mga Nicolaita.
16 Magsisi ka nga; o kung hindi ay madaling paririyan ako sa iyo, at babakahin ko sila ng tabak ng aking bibig.
17 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang magtagumpay ay bibigyan ko ng manang natatago, at siya'y bibigyan ko ng isang batong puti, at sa bato ay may nakasulat na isang bagong pangalan, na walang nakakaalam kundi yaong tumatanggap.
18 At sa anghel ng iglesia sa Tiatira ay isulat mo: Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi ng Anak ng Dios, na may mga matang gaya ng ningas ng apoy, at ang kaniyang mga paa ay gaya ng tansong binuli:
19 Nalalaman ko ang iyong mga gawa, at ang iyong pagibig, at pananampalataya at ministerio at pagtitiis, at ang iyong mga huling gawa ay higit kay sa mga una.
20 Datapuwa't mayroon akong laban sa iyo, na pinahintulutan mo ang babaing si Jezebel, na nagpapanggap na propetisa; at siya'y nagtuturo at humihikayat sa aking mga lingkod upang makiapid, at kumain ng mga bagay na inihahain sa mga diosdiosan.
21 At binigyan ko siya ng panahon upang makapagsisi; at siya'y ayaw magsisi sa kaniyang pakikiapid.
22 Narito, akin siyang iniraratay sa higaan, at ang mga nakikiapid sa kaniya sa malaking kapighatian, maliban na kung sila'y magsisipagsisi sa kaniyang mga gawa.
23 At papatayin ko ng salot ang kaniyang mga anak; at malalaman ng lahat ng mga iglesia na ako'y yaong sumasaliksik ng mga pagiisip at ng mga puso: at bibigyan ko ang bawa't isa sa inyo ng ayon sa inyong mga gawa.
24 Datapuwa't sinasabi ko sa inyo, sa mga iba na nasa Tiatira, sa lahat ng walang aral na ito, na hindi nakakaalam ng malalalim na bagay ni Satanas, gaya ng sinasabi nila; hindi na ako magpapasan sa inyo ng ibang pasan.
25 Gayon ma'y ang nasa inyo'y panghawakan ninyong matibay hanggang sa ako'y pumariyan.
26 At ang magtagumpay, at tumupad ng aking mga gawa hanggang sa katapusan, ay bibigyan ko ng kapamahalaan sa mga bansa:
27 At sila'y paghaharian niya sa pamamagitan ng isang panghampas na bakal, gaya ng pagkadurog ng mga sisidlang lupa ng magpapalyok; gaya naman ng tinanggap ko sa aking Ama:
28 At sa kaniya'y ibibigay ko ang tala sa umaga.
29 Ang may pakinig, ay makinig sa sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia.
Revelation 2
King James Version
2 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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