Berean Standard Bible

Revelation 2:2-10

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.

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.

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