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To the Church in Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in (A)Thyatira write:

(B)This is what the Son of God, the One (C)who has [a]eyes like a flame of fire and His feet are like burnished bronze, says:

19 (D)I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your last deeds are greater than [b]at first. 20 But (E)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (F)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and deceives My slaves so that they (G)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 (H)And I gave her time to repent, and she (I)does not wish to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her [c]on a bed of sickness, and those who (J)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [d]her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with [e]pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who (K)searches the [f]minds and hearts; and (L)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in (M)Thyatira, who do not have this teaching, who have not known the (N)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (O)place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless (P)what you have, hold fast (Q)until I come. 26 (R)And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds (S)until the end, (T)to him I will give authority over the [g]nations; 27 and he shall [h](U)rule them with a rod of iron, (V)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 (W)the morning star. 29 (X)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:18 Lit His eyes
  2. Revelation 2:19 Lit the first
  3. Revelation 2:22 Lit into
  4. Revelation 2:22 One early ms their
  5. Revelation 2:23 Lit death
  6. Revelation 2:23 Inner man; lit kidneys
  7. Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles
  8. Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd

The Message to Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze:(A)

19 “I know your works: your love, faith, service, and endurance. I know that your latest works are greater than the first. 20 But I have this against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and is teaching and beguiling my servants to engage in sexual immorality[a] and to eat food sacrificed to idols.(B) 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.[b](C) 22 Beware, I am throwing her on a bed, and those who commit adultery with her I am throwing into great distress, unless they repent of her doings, 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.(D) 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call ‘the deep things of Satan,’ to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden;(E) 25 only hold fast to what you have until I come. 26 To everyone who conquers and continues to do my works to the end,

I will give authority over the nations,(F)
27 to rule[c] them with an iron scepter,
    as when clay pots are shattered—(G)

28 “even as I also received authority from my Father. To the one who conquers I will also give the morning star.(H) 29 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.20 Or prostitution
  2. 2.21 Or prostitution
  3. 2.27 Or to shepherd