New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 2:12-25

12“And to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inPergamumΠεργάμῳPergamōG4010writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The One who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the sharpὀξεῖαν·oxeianG3691two-edgedδίστομονdistomonG1366swordῥομφαίανrhomphaianG4501saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

13‘I knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226you dwellκατοικεῖς,katoikeisG2730,whereὅπουhopouG3699Satan’sσατανᾶ,satanaG4567throneθρόνοςthronosG2362is; and you holdκρατεῖςkrateisG2902fastG2902My nameὄνομάonomaG3686,and did not denyἠρνήσωērnēsōG720My faithπίστινpistinG4102evenG2532in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of AntipasἈντιπᾶςAntipasG493, MywitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144, MyfaithfulπιστόςpistosG4103oneG4103,whoὃςhosG3739was killedἀπεκτάνθηapektanthēG615amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844you,whereὅπουhopouG3699SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567dwellsκατοικεῖ.katoikeiG2730.

14ButI haveἔχωechōG2192a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641thingsG3641againstκατὰkataG2596you, becauseὅτιhotiG3754you haveἔχειςecheisG2192thereἐκεῖekeiG1563some who holdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902theteachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322of BalaamΒαλαάμ,BalaamG903,whoὃςhosG3739kept teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321BalakΒαλὰκBalakG904to putβαλεῖνbaleinG906a stumblingG4625blockG4625beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,to eatG2068thingsG1494sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494and to commitπορνεῦσαι.porneusaiG4203acts ofimmoralityG4203.

15SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you alsoκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχειςecheisG2192some who in the sameG3668wayG3668holdκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902the teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322of theNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531.

16Thereforeοὖν·ounG3767repentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340;orδὲdeG1161elseG1490I am comingἔρχομαίerchomaiG2064to you quicklyταχὺtachuG5035,and I will makeπολεμήσωpolemēsōG4170warG4170againstμετ᾽met᾽G3326them withthe swordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501of My mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.To him who overcomesνικῶντιnikōntiG3528,to him I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325someof the hiddenκεκρυμμένουkekrummenouG2928mannaμάνναmannaG3131,and I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325him a whiteλευκήν,leukēnG3022stoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586, and anewκαινὸνkainonG2537nameὄνομαonomaG3686writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125on the stoneψῆφονpsēphonG5586whichὃhoG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsG3609but he who receivesλαμβάνων.¶lambanōnG2983it.’

18“And to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inThyatiraΘυατείροιςThuateiroisG2363writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,who hasἔχωνechōnG2192eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788likeὡςhōsG5613a flameφλόγαphlogaG5395of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442,and His feetπόδεςpodesG4228are likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664burnishedG5474bronzeχαλκολιβάνῳ·chalkolibanōG5474,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

19‘I knowG3609your deedsἔργαergaG2041,and your loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26and faithπίστινpistinG4102and serviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248andperseveranceὑπομονήνhupomonēnG5281, and that yourdeedsἔργαergaG2041of lateἔσχαταeschataG2078are greaterG4183thanat firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

20ButI haveἔχωechōG2192thisagainstκατὰkataG2596you, that you tolerateἀφεῖςapheisG863the womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135JezebelἸεζάβελ,IezabelG2403,who callsλέγουσαlegousaG3004herselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438a prophetessπροφῆτινprophētinG4398,and she teachesδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321and leadsG4105My bond-servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401astrayG4105so that theycommitπορνεῦσαιporneusaiG4203acts ofimmoralityG4203and eatG2068thingsG1494sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494.

21I gaveἔδωκαedōkaG1325her timeχρόνονchrononG5550to repentμετανοήσῃmetanoēsēG3340, and shedoes not wantθέλειtheleiG2309to repentμετανοῆσαιmetanoēsaiG3340of her immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202.

22BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I will throwβάλλωballōG906heron a bedκλίνηνklinēnG2825of sickness,and thoseG3588whocommitG3431adulteryμοιχεύονταςmoicheuontasG3431with her into greatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they repentμετανοήσωσινmetanoēsōsinG3340ofher deedsἔργωνergōnG2041.

23And I will killἀποκτενῶapoktenōG615her childrenτέκναteknaG5043withpestilenceθανάτῳ,thanatōG2288,and allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577will knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097that I amεἰμιeimiG1510He whosearchesἐραυνῶνeraunōnG2045themindsνεφροὺςnephrousG3510and heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588; andI will giveδώσωdōsōG1325to eachG1538oneG1538of you accordingκατὰkataG2596to your deedsἔργαergaG2041.

24But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062who are inThyatiraΘυατείροις,ThuateiroisG2363,whoὅσοιhosoiG3745do not holdἔχουσινechousinG2192thisταύτην,tautēnG3778teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have not knownἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thedeepG901thingsG901of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,as they callλέγουσιν·legousinG3004them--IplaceβάλλωballōG906noG3756otherἄλλοalloG243burdenβάρος,barosG922on you.

25NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133whatG3739you haveἔχετεecheteG2192,holdκρατήσατεkratēsateG2902fastG2902untilἄχριςachrisG891I comeἥξω.hēxōG2240.

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