The Letter to Thyatira

18 “Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:

“The Son of God, the One whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze,[a] says: 19 I know your works—your love, faithfulness,[b] service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first. 20 But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives My slaves to commit sexual immorality[c] and to eat meat sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.[d] 22 Look! I will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her[e] practices. 23 I will kill her children with the plague.[f](A) Then all the churches will know that I am the One who examines minds[g] and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works. 24 I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known the deep things[h] of Satan—as they say—I do not put any other burden on you. 25 But hold on to what you have until I come.(B) 26 The one who is victorious and keeps My works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations—

27 and he will shepherd[i](C) them with an iron scepter;
he will shatter them like pottery(D)[j]

just as I have received this from My Father. 28 I will also give him the morning star.(E)

29 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

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Notas al pie

  1. Revelation 2:18 Probably gleaming white hot; Rv 1:15
  2. Revelation 2:19 Or faith
  3. Revelation 2:20 Or commit fornication
  4. Revelation 2:21 Or her fornication
  5. Revelation 2:22 Other mss read their
  6. Revelation 2:23 Or I will surely kill her children
  7. Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys
  8. Revelation 2:24 Or the secret things
  9. Revelation 2:27 Or rule; see 19:15
  10. Revelation 2:27 Ps 2:9

18 · kai To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Thyatira Thuateira write graphō: The ho Son hyios of ho God theos, who ho has echō · ho eyes ophthalmos like hōs a flame phlox of fire pyr and kai · ho whose autos feet pous are like homoios burnished bronze chalkolibanon, has legō this hode to say legō: 19 I know oida your sy · ho works ergon, · kai · ho your sy love agapē and kai · ho faith pistis and kai · ho service diakonia and kai · ho steadfast endurance hypomonē, and kai that · ho your sy recent eschatos works ergon · ho are greater polys than the ho first prōtos. 20 But alla I have echō this against kata you sy, that hoti you tolerate aphiēmi that ho woman gynē Jezebel Iezabel, who ho calls legō herself heautou a prophetess prophētis and kai is teaching didaskō and kai seducing planaō · ho my emos servants to practice sexual immorality porneuō and kai to eat esthiō food sacrificed to idols eidōlothutos. 21 · kai I have given didōmi her autos time chronos to hina repent metanoeō, but kai she is unwilling ou to repent metanoeō of ek · ho her autos sexual immorality porneia. 22 Beware idou, I will throw ballō her autos onto eis a bed klinē of suffering , and kai those ho who commit adultery moicheuō with meta her autos into eis great megas affliction thlipsis, unless ean mē they repent metanoeō of ek · ho her autos ways ergon. 23 · kai I will kill apokteinō · ho her autos children teknon with en a fatal disease thanatos. Then kai all pas the ho churches ekklēsia will understand ginōskō that hoti I egō am eimi the ho one who searches eraunaō minds nephros and kai hearts kardia; and kai I will give didōmi to each hekastos of you hymeis according to kata · ho your hymeis works ergon. 24 But de to the ho rest loipos of you hymeis · ho in en Thyatira Thuateira, who hosos do not ou follow echō · ho this houtos teaching didachē ( who hostis have not ou learned ginōskō the ho deep things bathus of ho Satan Satanas,’ as hōs they call legō them), to you I say legō, I lay ballō on epi you hymeis no ou other allos burden baros, 25 only plēn hold fast to krateō what hos you have echō until achri I come hēkō. 26 As for kai the ho one who conquers nikaō, · kai who ho keeps tēreō my egō works ergon until achri the end telos, · ho to him autos I will give didōmi authority exousia over epi the ho nations ethnos, 27 and kai he will rule poimainō them autos with en a rod rhabdos of iron sidērous, as hōs when · ho earthen keramikos pots skeuos · ho are broken to pieces syntribō, 28 even as hōs I kai myself have received lambanō authority from para · ho my egō Father patēr. I will also kai give didōmi him autos the ho morning prōinos star astēr. · ho 29 He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma is saying legō to the ho churches ekklēsia.

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