Berean Standard Bible

Revelation 2

(Acts 19:8–12; Ephesians 1:1–2)

1“To theΤῷTōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of Him whoὁhoG3588holdsκρατῶνkratōnG2902theτοὺςtousG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῇtēaG3588right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188ὁhoG3588andwalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033τῶνtōnG3588goldenχρυσῶν·chrusōnG5552lampstandsλυχνιῶνluchniōnG3087.

2I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041καὶkaiG2532,yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588laborκόπονkoponG2873,andκαὶkaiG2532yourτὴνtēnG3588perseveranceὑπομονήνhupomonēnG5281. I knowκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754you cannotοὐ δύνῃou dunēG3756 G1410tolerateβαστάσαιbastasaiG941those who areevilκακοὺςkakousG2556,andκαὶkaiG2532you have testedἐπείρασαςepeirasasG3985andκαὶkaiG2532exposedεὗρεςheuresG2147αὐτοὺςautousG846as liarsψευδεῖς.pseudeisG5571those whoτοὺςtousG3588falselyοὐκ εἰσίν, καὶouk eisin kaiG2532 G1510 G3756claimλέγονταςlegontasG3004to beἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652.

3Withoutκαὶ οὐkai ouG2532 G3756growing wearyG2872καὶkaiG2532,you haveἔχειςecheisG2192perseveredὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532endured many thingsἐβάστασαςebastasasG941for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

4Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I haveἔχωechōG2192thisὅτιhotiG3754againstκατὰkataG2596youσοῦsouG4771:You have abandonedἀφῆκες.aphēkesG863yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413τὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.

5ThereforeοὖνounG3767,keep in mindμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421how farπόθενpothenG4159you have fallenπέπτωκας,peptōkasG4098καὶkaiG2532.RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340andκαὶkaiG2532performποίησον·poiēsonG4160theτὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041you didat firstπρῶταprōtaG4413.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you do not repentἐὰν μετανοήσῃς.ean metanoēsēsG3361 G1437 G3340,I will comeἔρχομαίerchomaiG2064to youσοιsoiG4771andκαὶkaiG2532removeκινήσωkinēsōG2795yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588lampstandλυχνίανluchnianG3087fromἐκekG1537itsαὐτῆς,autēsG846τοῦtouG3588placeτόπουtopouG5117.

6ButἀλλὰallaG235you haveἔχειςecheisG2192thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to your creditὅτιhotiG3754:You hateμισεῖςmiseisG3404theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041of theτῶνtōnG3588NicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531,whichἃhaG3739I alsoG2504hateμισῶ.misōG3404.

7He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.To theτῷtōG3588one whoovercomesνικῶντιnikōntiG3528,I will grantδώσω αὐτῷdōsō autōG1325 G846the rightto eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588treeξύλουxulouG3586τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ὅhoG3739ἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588ParadiseπαραδείσῳparadeisōG3857τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

To the Church in Smyrna

8ΚαὶKaiG2532To theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofτῆςtēsG3588the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722SmyrnaΣμύρνῃSmurnēG4667writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588FirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588Lastἔσχατος,eschatosG2078,whoὃςhosG3739diedἐγένετο νεκρὸςegeneto nekrosG1096 G3498andκαὶkaiG2532returned to lifeἔζησεν·ezēsenG2198.

9I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588afflictionθλῖψινthlipsinG2347andκαὶkaiG2532yourτὴνtēnG3588povertyπτωχείαν,ptōcheianG4432—thoughἀλλὰallaG235you areG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145!AndκαὶkaiG2532I am aware oftheτὴνtēnG3588slanderβλασφημίανblasphēmianG988ofἐκekG1537those whoτῶνtōnG3588καὶkaiG2532G1510ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438falselyοὐκoukG3756claimλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004to beG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,butἀλλὰallaG235are in facta synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864τοῦtouG3588of Satanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

10Do notμηδὲνmēdenG3367fearφοβοῦphobouG5399whatἃhaG3739you are aboutμέλλειςmelleisG3195to sufferπάσχειν·pascheinG3958.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228is aboutμέλλειmelleiG3195to throwβάλλεινballeinG906someofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438toἵναinaG2443test youπειρασθῆτε,peirasthēteG3985,andκαὶkaiG2532you will sufferἕξετεhexeteG2192tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347fortenδέκα.dekaG1176daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250.BeγίνουginouG1096faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103evenuntoἄχριachriG891deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youσοιsoiG4771theτὸνtonG3588crownστέφανονstephanonG4735τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆς.zōēsG2222.

11He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.TheὁhoG3588one whoovercomesνικῶνnikōnG3528will not be harmedοὐ μὴ ἀδικηθῇou mē adikēthēaG3756 G3361 G91byἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588secondδευτέρου.¶deuterouG1208deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.

To the Church in Pergamum

12ΚαὶKaiG2532To theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722PergamumΠεργάμῳPergamōG4010writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588One whoholdsἔχωνechōnG2192theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588sharpὀξεῖαν·oxeianG3691τὴνtēnG3588,double-edgedδίστομονdistomonG1366swordῥομφαίανrhomphaianG4501.

13I knowG1492whereποῦpouG4226you liveκατοικεῖς,katoikeisG2730,whereὅπουhopouG3699theὁhoG3588throneθρόνοςthronosG2362τοῦtouG3588of Satanσατανᾶ,satanaG4567sits,yetκαὶkaiG2532you hold fastκρατεῖςkrateisG2902to MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686καὶkaiG2532.You did not denyοὐκ ἠρνήσωouk ērnēsōG3756 G720yourτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102in MeG1473,evenκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of MyG1473G1473ὁhoG3588faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103ὁhoG3588witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144AntipasἈντιπᾶςAntipasG493,whoὃςhosG3739was killedἀπεκτάνθηapektanthēG615amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844youὑμῖνhuminG4771whereὅπουhopouG3699ὁhoG3588SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567dwellsκατοικεῖ.katoikeiG2730.

14Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I haveἔχωechōG2192a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641againstκατὰkataG2596youσοῦsouG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754someἐκεῖekeiG1563of youἔχειςecheisG2192holdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902to theτὴνtēnG3588teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322of BalaamΒαλαάμ,BalaamG903,whoὃςhosG3739taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321τῷtōG3588BalakΒαλὰκBalakG904to placeβαλεῖνbaleinG906a stumbling blockσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτῶνtōnG3588Israelitesυἱῶν Ἰσραὴλhuiōn IsraēlG5207 G2474so they would eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315food sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταeidōlothutaG1494andκαὶkaiG2532commit sexual immoralityπορνεῦσαι.porneusaiG4203.

15In the same wayοὕτως ὁμοίως.houtōs homoiōsG3779 G3668, some ofyouσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532ἔχειςecheisG2192holdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902to theτὴνtēnG3588teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322of theτῶνtōnG3588NicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531.

16Thereforeοὖν·ounG3767repentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340!Otherwiseεἰ δὲ μή,ei de mēG1161 G1487 G3361I will comeἔρχομαίerchomaiG2064to youσοιsoiG4771shortlyταχὺtachuG5035andκαὶkaiG2532wage warπολεμήσωpolemēsōG4170againstμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846withἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588swordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501of MyG1473τοῦtouG3588mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.ToαὐτῷautōG846the onewhoτῷtōG3588overcomesνικῶντιnikōntiG3528,I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325τοῦtouG3588theτοῦtouG3588hiddenκεκρυμμένουkekrummenouG2928mannaμάνναmannaG3131.I will also giveκαὶ δώσωkai dōsōG2532 G1325himαὐτῷautōG846a whiteλευκήν,leukēnG3022stoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586inscribedἐπὶ τὴν ψῆφον γεγραμμένονepi tēn psēphon gegrammenonG1125 G1909 G3588 G5586withκαὶkaiG2532a newκαινὸνkainonG2537nameὄνομαonomaG3686ὃhoG3739οὐδεὶςoudeisG3762,knownG1492onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361to theὁhoG3588one whoreceivesλαμβάνων.¶lambanōnG2983it.

To the Church in Thyatira

(Acts 16:11–15)

18ΚαὶKaiG2532ToτῷtōG3588theangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722ThyatiraΘυατείροιςThuateiroisG2363writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316ὁhoG3588,whoseἔχων αὐτοῦechōn autouG2192 G846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788arelikeὡςhōsG5613a blazingφλόγαphlogaG5395fireπυρὸςpurosG4442andκαὶkaiG2532whoseαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588feetπόδεςpodesG4228arelikeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664polished bronzeχαλκολιβάνῳ·chalkolibanōG5474.

19I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041καὶkaiG2532—yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26καὶkaiG2532, yourτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102καὶkaiG2532, yourτὴνtēnG3588serviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248καὶkaiG2532, yourτὴνtēnG3588perseveranceὑπομονήνhupomonēnG5281—andκαὶkaiG2532yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588latestἔσχαταeschataG2078τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041aregreaterπλείοναpleionaG4119thanτῶνtōnG3588yourfirstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

20Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I haveἔχωechōG2192thisagainstκατὰkataG2596youσοῦsouG4771ὅτιhotiG3754:You tolerateἀφεῖςapheisG863thatτὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135JezebelἸεζάβελ,IezabelG2403,whoἡhēG3588callsλέγουσαlegousaG3004herselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438a prophetessπροφῆτινprophētinG4398καὶkaiG2532.By her teachingδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321καὶkaiG2532she misleadsπλανᾷplanaG4105MyG1699τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401to be sexually immoralπορνεῦσαιporneusaiG4203andκαὶkaiG2532to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315food sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυτα.eidōlothutaG1494.

21EvenκαὶkaiG2532thoughI have givenἔδωκαedōkaG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846timeχρόνονchrononG5550toἵναinaG2443repentμετανοήσῃmetanoēsēG3340ofἐκekG1537herαὐτῆς.autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202καὶkaiG2532,she is unwillingοὐ θέλειou theleiG3756 G2309μετανοῆσαιmetanoēsaiG3340.

22BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I will castβάλλωballōG906herαὐτὴνautēnG846ontoεἰςeisG1519a bed of sicknessκλίνηνklinēnG2825,andκαὶkaiG2532those whoτοὺςtousG3588commit adulteryμοιχεύονταςmoicheuontasG3431withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆςautēsG846will sufferεἰςeisG1519greatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they repentμετανοήσωσινmetanoēsōsinG3340ofἐκekG1537herαὐτῆς.autēsG846τῶνtōnG3588deedsἔργωνergōnG2041.

23ThenκαὶkaiG2532I will strikeἀποκτενῶapoktenōG615herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043ἐνenG1722deadθανάτῳ,thanatōG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577will knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588One whosearchesἐραυνῶνeraunōnG2045mindsνεφροὺςnephrousG3510andκαὶkaiG2532heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532I will repayδώσωdōsōG1325eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538of youὑμῖνhuminG4771according toκατὰkataG2596yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041.

24ButδὲdeG1161I sayλέγωlegōG3004toτοῖςtoisG3588therestλοιποῖςloipoisG3062of youὑμῖνhuminG4771τοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722ThyatiraΘυατείροις,ThuateiroisG2363,whoὅσοιhosoiG3745do notοὐκoukG3756hold toἔχουσινechousinG2192herταύτην,tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322andοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have notοὐκoukG3756learnedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097theτὰtaG3588so-calledὡς λέγουσιν·hōs legousinG5613 G3004deep thingsβαθέαbatheaG901τοῦtouG3588of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567:I will placeβάλλωballōG906noοὐouG3756furtherἄλλοalloG243burdenβάρος,barosG922uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771

25than toπλὴνplēnG4133hold fastκρατήσατεkratēsateG2902to whatὃhoG3739you haveἔχετεecheteG2192untilἄχριςachrisG891οὗhouG3739ἂνanG302I comeἥξω.hēxōG2240.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532to theὁhoG3588one whoovercomesνικῶνnikōnG3528andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588continuesτηρῶνtērōnG5083in MyG1473τὰtaG3588workἔργαergaG2041untilἄχριachriG891theendτέλουςtelousG5056,I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325αὐτῷautōG846authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶν·ethnōnG1484.

27καὶkaiG2532He will ruleποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165themαὐτοὺςautousG846withἐνenG1722an ironσιδηρᾷ,sidēraG4603scepterῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464andshatterσυντρίβεταιsuntribetaiG4937themlikeG5613G3588potteryσκεύη κεραμικὰskeuē keramikaG4632 G3588 G2764—just asG5613IG2504have receivedG2983authorityfromG3844G3588MyG1473FatherG3962.

28AndκαὶkaiG2532I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325himαὐτῷautōG846theτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588morningπρωϊνόν.prōinonG4407starἀστέραasteraG792.

29He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.