"Write to the angel of the Ephesian assembly:
"He who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, he who is walking in the middle of the seven golden lampstands says these things,
"I know your works and your toil and your patience, and that you cannot tolerate evil ones and that you have tested the ones saying they're apostles and they aren't, and you've found them liars, and you've endured and you have patience, and for the sake of my name you've laboured and you haven't tired; but I have against you that you've left your first love. So remember from where you've fallen and repent and do the first works: and if not I'm coming to you quickly and I'll remove your lampstand out of its place unless you repent.
"But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitanes which I too hate. Let the one having an ear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the assemblies. To the one overcoming, I will give him to eat from the tree of life, which is in the middle of God's paradise.
"And to the angel of the assembly of the Smyrnaeans write:
"These things says the First and the Last, who was dead and came alive,
"I know your works and affliction and poverty, but you're rich; and the blasphemy of those saying that they're Jews and they aren't, but a congregation of Satan. Don't be at all frightened about the things which you are about to suffer. Look! The devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you'll be afflicted for ten days. Be faithful even to death and I'll give you the crown of life. Let the one having an ear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the assemblies. The one overcoming will not be harmed at all by the second death.
"And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write:
"These things says he who has the sharp two edged sword,
"I know your works and where you live, where the throne of Satan is, and you are holding fast to my name and did not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was killed among you, where Satan lives. But I have a few things against you because you've got there those holding the teaching of Balaam who taught Balak to put a cause of error before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to fornicate. So you have too the ones holding the teaching of the Nicolaitanes which I hate. Repent! But if not, I'm coming to you quickly, and will make war with them with the sword of my mouth. Let the one having an ear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, I will give him to eat from the hidden manna and I'll give him a white pebble and on the pebble a new name written, which no one knew except he who receives it.
"And to the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write:
"These things says the Son of God, he who has his eyes like a flame of fire and his feet like fine brass. I know your works and love, and service and faith, and your patience and your works - and the last more than the first. But I have a few things against you, that you allow the woman Jezebel, she who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to mislead my servants, to fornicate and to eat food sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time so she'd repent of her fornication and she didn't repent. Look! I'm throwing her onto a bed and those committing adultery with her into great affliction unless they repent of their works. And I will kill her children in death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the innermost parts and hearts, and I will give to you each according to your works. But I'm telling you, and the rest in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching and who haven't known, as they say, the depths of Satan: I won't put another burden on you, but hold onto the things you have, until I come! And he who overcomes and he who holds onto my works until the end, - I will give him authority over the nations, and he will shepherd them with an iron staff, as vessels of pottery are broken in pieces, as I also received from my Father, and I will give him the morning star. Let the one having an ear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the assemblies."
