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18 “To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write:

“The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:

19 “I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate your[a] woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her and those who commit adultery with her into a bed of great oppression, unless they repent of her works. 23 I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call ‘the deep things of Satan,’ to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come. 26 He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations. 27 He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots;Psalm 2:9 as I also have received of my Father: 28 and I will give him the morning star. 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

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  1. 2:20 TR, NU read “that” instead of “your”

The Letter to Thyatira

18 “Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira: Thus says the Son of God,(A) the one whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze:(B) 19 I know your works—your love, faithfulness,[a] service, and endurance.(C) I know that your last works are greater than the first. 20 But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel,(D) who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.(E) 21 I gave her time to repent,(F) but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.(G) 22 Look, I will throw her into a sickbed(H) and those who commit adultery with her(I) into great affliction.(J) Unless they repent of her[b] works, 23 I will strike her children dead.[c](K) Then all the churches will know that I am the one who examines minds and hearts,(L) and I will give to each of you according to your works.(M) 24 I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known “the so-called secrets[d](N) of Satan”(O) —as they say—I am not putting any other burden on you.(P) 25 Only hold on to what you have until I come.(Q) 26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations—

27 and he will rule[e](R) them with an iron scepter;
he will shatter them like pottery[f](S)

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

29 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:19 Or faith
  2. 2:22 Other mss read their
  3. 2:23 Or with a plague
  4. 2:24 Or the secret things
  5. 2:27 Or shepherd
  6. 2:27 Ps 2:9