Unto the angel of the church of Ephesuswrite; Thesethingssaith he thatholdeth the sevenstars in his righthand, who walketh in the midst of the sevengoldencandlesticks;
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thoucanst not bearthemwhich are evil: and thouhasttriedthemwhich say they are apostles, and are not, and hastfoundthemliars:
Rememberthereforefromwhencethou art fallen, and repent, and do the firstworks; or else I willcomeuntotheequickly, and willremove thy candlestick out of his place, exceptthourepent.
He thathath an ear, let him hearwhat the Spiritsaithunto the churches; To him thatovercomethwill I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of themwhich say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Fearnone of thosethingswhichthoushaltsuffer: behold, the devilshallcastsome of you intoprison, that ye may be tried; and ye shallhavetribulation ten days: be thoufaithfuluntodeath, and I willgivethee a crown of life.
I know thy works and wherethoudwellest, evenwhereSatan’sseat is: and thouholdestfast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in thosedayswhereinAntipas was my faithfulmartyr, who was slainamong you, whereSatandwelleth.
But I have a few thingsagainstthee, becausethouhasttherethemthathold the doctrine of Balaam, who taughtBalac to cast a stumblingblockbefore the children of Israel, to eat thingssacrificeduntoidols, and to commitfornication.
He thathath an ear, let him hearwhat the Spiritsaithunto the churches; To him thatovercomethwill I give to eat of the hiddenmanna, and willgive him a whitestone, and in the stone a new namewritten, which no man knowethsaving he thatreceiveth it.
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatirawrite; Thesethingssaith the Son of God, who hath his eyeslikeunto a flame of fire, and his feet are likefinebrass;
Notwithstanding I have a few thingsagainstthee, becausethousufferestthatwomanJezebel, whichcallethherself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commitfornication, and to eat thingssacrificeduntoidols.
And I willkill her childrenwithdeath; and all the churchesshallknowthat I am he whichsearcheth the reins and hearts: and I willgiveuntoevery one of you according to yourworks.
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not thisdoctrine, and whichhave not known the depths of Satan, as theyspeak; I will put upon you noneotherburden.