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Revelation 2

1TotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaithhethatholdeththesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792inhisrightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188,hethatwalkethinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσῶν·chrusōnG5552candlesticks:

2IknowthyworksἔργαergaG2041,andthytoilandpatience,andthatthou canstnotbearG941evilκακοὺςkakousG2556men,anddidst trythemthatcallthemselvesapostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652,andtheyareG1510not,anddidstfindG2147themfalseψευδεῖς.pseudeisG5571;

3andthou hastpatienceanddidstbearG941formyname’sὄνομάonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223,andhastnotgrownweary.

4ButIhavethisagainstthee,thatthou didstleaveG863thyfirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.

5RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421thereforeοὖνounG3767whence thou artfallenG4098,andrepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340anddothefirstπρῶταprōtaG4413worksἔργαergaG2041;orelseIcomeG2064tothee,andwillmoveG2795thy candlestickoutofitsplaceτόπουtopouG5117,exceptthourepentμετανοήσῃς.metanoēsēsG3340.

6Butthisthou hast,thatthou hatesttheworksἔργαergaG2041oftheNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531,whichIalsohateG3404.

7HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.Tohimthatovercometh,tohimwillIgiveδώσωdōsōG1325toeatG2068ofthetreeξύλουxulouG3586oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichisG1510intheParadiseπαραδείσῳparadeisōG3857ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

8AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inSmyrnaΣμύρνῃSmurnēG4667writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingsG3739saiththefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413andthelastἔσχατος,eschatosG2078,whowasdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andlivedG2198again:

9IknowthytribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,andthypovertyπτωχείαν,ptōcheianG4432(butthou artrichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145),andtheblasphemyG988ofthemthatsayG3004theyareG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,andtheyareG1510not,butareG1510asynagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864ofSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

10FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notthethingsG3739whichthou artabouttosufferπάσχειν·pascheinG3958:beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thedevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228isabouttocastβάλλεινballeinG906someofyouintoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,thatyemaybetried;andyeshallhavetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347tenδέκα.dekaG1176daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250.BethoufaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103untodeathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325theethecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735oflifeζωῆς.zōēsG2222.

11HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.Hethatovercomethshallnotbehurtofthesecondδευτέρου.¶deuterouG1208deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.

12AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inPergamumΠεργάμῳPergamōG4010writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:Thesethingssaithhethathaththesharpὀξεῖαν·oxeianG3691two-edgedswordῥομφαίανrhomphaianG4501:

13IknowwhereὅπουhopouG3699thou dwellest,evenG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699Satan’sthroneθρόνοςthronosG2362is;andthou holdestfastκρατεῖςkrateisG2902mynameὄνομάonomaG3686,anddidstnotdenyG720myfaithπίστινpistinG4102,evenG2532inthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofAntipasmywitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,myfaithfulπιστόςpistosG4103oneG3739,whowaskilledἀπεκτάνθηapektanthēG615amongyou,whereG3699SatanG4567dwelleth.

14ButIhaveafewὀλίγαoligaG3641thingsG3739againstthee,becausethou hasttheresomethatholdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902theteachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321ofBalaamΒαλαάμ,BalaamG903,whotaughtG1321BalaktocastβαλεῖνbaleinG906astumblingblockbeforethechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,toeatG2068thingsG3739sacrificedtoidols,andtocommitπορνεῦσαι.porneusaiG4203fornication.

15Sohast thoualsoκαὶkaiG2532somethatholdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902theteachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322oftheNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531inlikemannerG3779.

16RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖν·ounG3767;orelseIcomeG2064totheequicklyταχὺtachuG5035,andIwillmakewarπολεμήσωpolemēsōG4170againstthemwiththeswordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501ofmymouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.Tohimthatovercometh,tohimwillIgiveδώσωdōsōG1325ofthehiddenG2928mannaμάνναmannaG3131,andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himawhiteλευκήν,leukēnG3022stoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586,anduponthestoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586anewκαινὸνkainonG2537nameὄνομαonomaG3686writtenG1125,whichnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowethbuthethatreceivethit.

18AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inThyatiraΘυατείροιςThuateiroisG2363writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaiththeSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,whohathhiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788likeaflameφλόγαphlogaG5395offireπυρὸςpurosG4442,andhisfeetG4228arelikeuntoburnishedbrass:

19IknowthyworksἔργαergaG2041,andthyloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26andfaithπίστινpistinG4102andministryG1248andpatience,andthatthylastG2078worksἔργαergaG2041aremoreG4183thanthefirstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

20ButIhavethisagainstthee,thatthou sufferestthewomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135Jezebel,whocallethherselfaprophetessπροφῆτινprophētinG4398;andsheteachethandseducethmyservantsδούλουςdoulousG1401tocommitπορνεῦσαιporneusaiG4203fornication,andtoeatG2068thingssacrificedtoidols.

21AndIgaveG1325hertimeχρόνονchrononG5550thatsheshouldrepentμετανοήσῃmetanoēsēG3340;andshewillethnottorepentμετανοῆσαιmetanoēsaiG3340ofherfornication.

22BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IcastβάλλωballōG906herintoabedG2825,andthemthatcommitG3431adulteryμοιχεύονταςmoicheuontasG3431withherintogreatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,excepttheyrepentμετανοήσωσινmetanoēsōsinG3340ofherworksG2041.

23AndIwillkillἀποκτενῶapoktenōG615herchildrenG5043withdeathθανάτῳ,thanatōG2288;andallthechurchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577shallknowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097thatIamG1510hethatsearcheththereinsandheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588:andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325untoeachoneG1538ofyouaccordingκατὰkataG2596toyourworksἔργαergaG2041.

24ButtoyouIsayλέγωlegōG3004,totherestλοιποῖςloipoisG3062thatareinThyatiraΘυατείροις,ThuateiroisG2363,asmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745ashavenotthisteachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,whoknowG1097notthedeepG901thingsG3778ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,astheyarewonttosayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004;IcastβάλλωballōG906uponyounoneotherἄλλοalloG243burdenβάρος,barosG922.

25NeverthelessG4133thatwhichyehave,holdκρατήσατεkratēsateG2902fastG2902tillIcomeἥξω.hēxōG2240.

26Andhethatovercometh,andhethatkeepethmyworksἔργαergaG2041untotheendτέλουςtelousG5056,tohimwillIgiveδώσωdōsōG1325authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overthenationsἐθνῶν·ethnōnG1484:

27andheshallrulethemwitharodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464ofironσιδηρᾷ,sidēraG4603,asthevesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofthepotterarebrokentoshivers;asIalsoG2532havereceivedG2983ofmyFatherG3962:

28andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325himthemorningπρωϊνόν.prōinonG4407starἀστέραasteraG792.

29HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

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