1 To the angel of the church at Ephesus write: Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks about in the middle of the seven gold lampstands:
2 I know your works, your hard labor, and your endurance; I know that you cannot put up with evil men, and that you tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and found them to be liars.
3 You have carried burdens and you have endurance; on account of my name you have worked hard and not given up.
4 But I have something against you: you have left behind your first love.
5 Remember, then, where you have fallen from; repent, and do the first works. If you do not, I will come to you swiftly and move your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.
6 Still, you have this in your favor: you hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I hate as well.
7 Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat from the tree of life, which is in the middle of the paradise of God.
8 And to the angel of the church of the Smyrnaeans write: Thus says the First and the Last, who was dead and lived again:
9 I know your works, your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich—and the blasphemy of those who call themselves Jews and are not, but are Satan's synagogue.
10 Have no fear of any of the things you are going to suffer. Look, the devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be put to the test, and you will have ten days of affliction. Be faithful all the way to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who overcomes will in no way be harmed by the second death.
12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:
13 I know your works and where you live, there where Satan's throne is; and you cling to my name and did not deny my faith, even in the days when Antipas was my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.
14 Still, I have a few things against you: you have there some who hold fast to the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a snare in the way of the children of Israel, to eat food offered to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
15 Likewise you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, a thing I hate.
16 Repent; if you do not, I will come to you swiftly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To him who overcomes I will grant to eat of the manna that has been hidden, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone a new name is written which nobody knows but the one who receives it.
18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: Thus says the Son of God, who has his eyes like a blazing fire and his feet like polished bronze:
19 I know your works, your love, your service, your faith and your endurance, and your works—the last ones more numerous than the first.
20 Yet I have a few things against you: you let the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, teach and lead my servants astray, so that they commit sexual immorality and eat food offered to idols.
21 And I granted her time to repent of her sexual immorality, but she did not repent.
22 Look, I am throwing her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great affliction, if they do not repent of their works.
23 Her children I will kill with death; and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches the inner parts and the hearts, and I will give to every one of you according to your works.
24 But I say to you, and to the others in Thyatira—as many as do not have this teaching and have not come to know the "depths of Satan," as they put it—I will lay no other burden on you.
25 Only, keep hold of what you have until I come.
26 And the one who overcomes and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations,
27 and he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as the vessels of a potter are smashed to pieces, even as I too have received from my Father;
28 and I will give him the morning star.
29 Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.