New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 2:1-8

1“To the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The One who holdsκρατῶνkratōnG2902the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792in His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188,the One who walksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043amongμέσῳmesōG1722 G3319the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσῶν·chrusōnG5552lampstandsλυχνιῶνluchniōnG3087,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

2‘I knowG3609your deedsἔργαergaG2041and your toilκόπονkoponG2873andperseveranceὑπομονήνhupomonēnG5281,and that you cannotδύνῃdunēG1410 G3756tolerateβαστάσαιbastasaiG941evilκακοὺςkakousG2556menG2556, and youputG3985to the testἐπείρασαςepeirasasG3985thoseG3588who callλέγονταςlegontasG3004themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652,and they are not, and you foundεὗρεςheuresG2147them to befalseψευδεῖς.pseudeisG5571;

3and you haveἔχειςecheisG2192perseveranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281and have enduredἐβάστασαςebastasasG941for My name’sὄνομάonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223,and have not grownG2872wearyG2872.

4But I haveἔχωechōG2192thisagainstκατὰkataG2596you, that you haveleftἀφῆκες.aphēkesG863your firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.

5ThereforeοὖνounG3767rememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421from whereπόθενpothenG4159you have fallenπέπτωκας,peptōkasG4098, andrepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340anddoποίησον·poiēsonG4160thedeedsἔργαergaG2041you did at firstπρῶταprōtaG4413;orδὲdeG1161elseG1490I am comingἔρχομαίerchomaiG2064to you and will removeκινήσωkinēsōG2795yourlampstandλυχνίανluchnianG3087out of its placeτόπουtopouG5117--unlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361you repentμετανοήσῃς.metanoēsēsG3340.

6YetἀλλὰallaG235thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you do haveἔχειςecheisG2192,that you hateμισεῖςmiseisG3404the deedsἔργαergaG2041of theNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531,whichἃhaG3739I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532hateμισῶ.misōG3404.

7He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.To him who overcomesνικῶντιnikōntiG3528,I will grantδώσωdōsōG1325to eatG2068ofthe treeξύλουxulouG3586of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222whichὅhoG3739is in theParadiseπαραδείσῳparadeisōG3857of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.’

8“And to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inSmyrnaΣμύρνῃSmurnēG4667writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413and the lastἔσχατος,eschatosG2078,whoὃςhosG3739was deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,and has come to lifeἔζησεν·ezēsenG2198,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

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