New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 2:6-15

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:

9‘I knowG3609yourtribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347and yourpovertyπτωχείαν,ptōcheianG4432(but you arerichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145),and the blasphemyβλασφημίανblasphēmianG988by thoseG3588whosayλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004they are JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and are not, but are a synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864ofSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

10Do not fearφοβοῦphobouG5399whatἃhaG3739you are aboutμέλλειςmelleisG3195to sufferπάσχειν·pascheinG3958.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228is aboutμέλλειmelleiG3195to castβάλλεινballeinG906some of you into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,soἵναinaG2443that you will betestedπειρασθῆτε,peirasthēteG3985,and you will haveἕξετεhexeteG2192tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347for tenδέκα.dekaG1176daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250. BefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103untilἄχριachriG891deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,and I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youthe crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of lifeζωῆς.zōēsG2222.

11He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.He who overcomesνικῶνnikōnG3528will not be hurtἀδικηθῇadikēthēaG91by thesecondδευτέρου.¶deuterouG1208deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.’

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.

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