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Revelation 2

1TotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaysλέγειlegeiG3004hethatholdsκρατῶνkratōnG2902thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792inhisrightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188,whowalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043inthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσῶν·chrusōnG5552lamps:

2IknowthyworksἔργαergaG2041and[thy] labour,andthineenduranceὑπομονήνhupomonēnG5281,andthatthou canstnotbearG941evilκακοὺςkakousG2556[men];andthou hasttriedthemwhosayλέγονταςlegontasG3004thatthemselves[areG1510]apostlesG652andareG1510not,andhastfoundG2147themliars;

3andendurest,andhastborneG941formyname'ssakeδιὰdiaG1223,andhastnotwearied:

4butIhaveagainstthee,thatthou hastleftG863thyfirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.

5RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421thereforeοὖνounG3767whence thou artfallenG4098,andrepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340,anddothefirstπρῶταprōtaG4413worksἔργαergaG2041:butifnot,IamcomingG2064tothee,andIwillremovethy lampoutofitsplaceτόπουtopouG5117,exceptthou shaltrepentμετανοήσῃς.metanoēsēsG3340.

6Butthisthou hast,thatthou hatesttheworksἔργαergaG2041oftheNicolaitanes,whichIalsohateG3404.

7HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.TohimthatovercomesG3528,IwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325tohimtoeatG2068ofthetreeξύλουxulouG3586oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222whichisG1510intheparadiseπαραδείσῳparadeisōG3857ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

8AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inSmyrnaΣμύρνῃSmurnēG4667writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingsG3739saysλέγειlegeiG3004thefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413andthelastἔσχατος,eschatosG2078,whobecameG1096deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andlivedG2198:

9IknowthytribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347andthypovertyπτωχείαν,ptōcheianG4432;butthou artrichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145;andtherailingofthosewhosayG3004thattheythemselvesareG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,andareG1510not,butasynagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864ofSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

10FearφοβοῦphobouG5399nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367[of]whatthou artabouttosufferπάσχειν·pascheinG3958.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thedevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228isabouttocastβάλλεινballeinG906ofyouintoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,thatyemaybetried;andyeshallhavetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347tenδέκα.dekaG1176daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250.BethoufaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103untodeathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325totheethecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735oflifeζωῆς.zōēsG2222.

11HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.HethatovercomesG3528shallinnowisebeinjuredofthesecondδευτέρου.¶deuterouG1208deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.

12AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inPergamoswriteγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaysλέγειlegeiG3004hethathasthesharpὀξεῖαν·oxeianG3691two-edgedswordῥομφαίανrhomphaianG4501:

13IknowwhereὅπουhopouG3699thou dwellest,whereὅπουhopouG3699thethroneθρόνοςthronosG2362ofSatanσατανᾶ,satanaG4567[is];andthou holdestfastκρατεῖςkrateisG2902mynameὄνομάonomaG3686,andhastnotdeniedG720myfaithπίστινpistinG4102,evenG2532inthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250inwhichAntipasmyfaithfulπιστόςpistosG4103witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144[was],whowasslainamongyou,whereG3699SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567dwellsG2730.

14ButIhaveafewὀλίγαoligaG3641thingsG3739againstthee:thatthou hasttherethosewhoholdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902thedoctrineofBalaamΒαλαάμ,BalaamG903,whotaughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321BalaktocastβαλεῖνbaleinG906asnarebeforethesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,toeatG2068[of]idolsacrificesandcommitπορνεῦσαι.porneusaiG4203fornication.

15SothoualsoκαὶkaiG2532hastthosewhoholdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902thedoctrineofNicolaitanesinlikemannerG3779.

16RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖν·ounG3767:butifnot,IcomeG2064totheequicklyταχὺtachuG5035,andIwillmakewarπολεμήσωpolemēsōG4170withthemwiththeswordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501ofmymouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.TohimthatovercomesG3528,tohimwillIgiveδώσωdōsōG1325ofthehiddenG2928mannaμάνναmannaG3131;andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325tohimawhiteλευκήν,leukēnG3022stoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586,andonthestoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586anewκαινὸνkainonG2537nameὄνομαonomaG3686writtenG1125,whichnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsbuthethatreceivesG2983[it].

18AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inThyatiraΘυατείροιςThuateiroisG2363writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaysλέγειlegeiG3004theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,hethathashiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788asaflameφλόγαphlogaG5395offireπυρὸςpurosG4442,andhisfeetG4228[are]likefine brass:

19IknowthyworksἔργαergaG2041,andloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andfaithπίστινpistinG4102,andserviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,andthineenduranceG5281,andthylastG2078worksἔργαergaG2041[tobe]moreG4183thanthefirstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

20ButIhaveagainsttheethatthou permittestthewomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135Jezebel,shewhocallsherselfprophetessπροφῆτινprophētinG4398,andsheteachesδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321andleadsastrayG4105myservantsδούλουςdoulousG1401tocommitπορνεῦσαιporneusaiG4203fornicationandeatG2068ofidolsacrifices.

21AndIgaveG1325hertimeχρόνονchrononG5550thatsheshouldrepentμετανοήσῃmetanoēsēG3340,andshewillθέλειtheleiG2309notrepentμετανοῆσαιmetanoēsaiG3340ofherfornication.

22BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IcastβάλλωballōG906herintoabedG2825,andthosethatcommitG3431adulteryμοιχεύονταςmoicheuontasG3431withherintogreatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,unlesstheyrepentμετανοήσωσινmetanoēsōsinG3340ofherworksG2041,

23andherchildrenG5043willIkillἀποκτενῶapoktenōG615withdeathθανάτῳ,thanatōG2288;andalltheassembliesshallknowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097thatIamG1510hethatsearchesἐραυνῶνeraunōnG2045[the] reinsand[the]heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588;andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325toyoueachaccordingκατὰkataG2596toyourworksἔργαergaG2041.

24ButtoyouIsayλέγωlegōG3004,therestλοιποῖςloipoisG3062who[are]inThyatiraΘυατείροις,ThuateiroisG2363,asmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745ashavenotthisdoctrine,whohavenotknownG1097thedepthsofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,astheysayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004,IdonotcastβάλλωballōG906uponyouanyotherἄλλοalloG243burdenβάρος,barosG922;

25butwhatyehaveholdκρατήσατεkratēsateG2902fastG2902tillIshallcomeἥξω.hēxōG2240.

26AndhethatovercomesG3528,andhethatkeepsτηρῶνtērōnG5083untotheendτέλουςtelousG5056myworksἔργαergaG2041,tohimwillIgiveδώσωdōsōG1325authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overthenationsἐθνῶν·ethnōnG1484,

27andheshallshepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165themwithanironσιδηρᾷ,sidēraG4603rodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464;asvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofpotteryaretheybrokeninpieces,asIalsoG2532havereceivedG2983frommyFatherG3962;

28andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325tohimthemorningπρωϊνόν.prōinonG4407starἀστέραasteraG792.

29HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.

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