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.’