Revelation 2:3-13

3I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary.

4But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

5Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

6Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

8“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last, the one who was dead and came to life:

9I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

10Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.

11“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.

12“Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:

13I know where you live — where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.