Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Write To Pergamum: You Have Some Holding On To False Teachings. Repent

¹² “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum, write— These things says the One having the sharp double-edged sword. ¹³ I know where you dwell: where Satan’s throne is. And you are holding-on-to My name. And you did not deny My faith^[a], even during the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you where Satan dwells. ¹⁴ But I have a few things against you, because you have there ones holding-on-to the teaching of Balaam, who was teaching Balak to put a cause-of-falling before the sons of Israel to eat foods-sacrificed-to-idols and to commit-sexual-immorality. ¹⁵ So you also have ones holding-on-to the teaching of the Nicolaitans likewise. ¹⁶ Therefore repent. Otherwise, I am coming to you^[b] quickly. And I will fight^[c] against them with the sword of My mouth. ¹⁷ Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one overcoming— I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble. And having been written upon the pebble is a new name which no one knows except the one^[d] receiving it.

Write To Thyatira: You Are Tolerating a False Teacher. Repent From Her Works

¹⁸ “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira, write— These things says the Son of God, the One having His eyes like a flame of fire and His feet resembling brass^[e]. ¹⁹ I know your works and^[f] love and faith^[g] and service and your endurance. And your last works are greater^[h] than the first. ²⁰ But I have against you that you are tolerating the woman Jezebel— the one calling herself a prophet. And she is teaching and misleading My slaves to commit-sexual-immorality and eat foods-sacrificed-to-idols. ²¹ And I gave her time in order that she might repent. And she is not willing to repent from her sexual-immorality. ²² Behold— I am throwing^[i] her into a bed^[j], and the ones committing-adultery with her into a great affliction, unless they repent from her works. ²³ And I will kill her children^[k] with a death^[l]. And all the churches will know^[m] that I am the One searching^[n] minds and hearts, and I will give to you, to each one, according to your works. ²⁴ But I say to you, to the rest in Thyatira— all-who are not holding this teaching, who did not know the deep things of Satan (as they say): I am not putting^[o] another burden upon you. ²⁵ However, hold-on-to what you have until whenever I come. ²⁶ And the one overcoming and^[p] the one keeping My works^[q] until the end— I will give him authority over the nations. ²⁷ And he will shepherd^[r] them with an iron rod like clay vessels are broken-to-pieces, ²⁸ as I also^[s] have received from My Father. And I will give him the morning^[t] star. ²⁹ Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.