New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 2:18-29

18“And to the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 1ThyatiraG2363 writeG1125:

2The SonG5207 of GodG2316, 3who hasG2192 4eyesG3788 likeG5613 a flameG5395 of fireG4442, and His feetG4228 are likeG3664 burnishedG5474 bronzeG5474, saysG3004 thisG3592:

19‘5I knowG3609 your deedsG2041, and your loveG26 and faithG4102 and serviceG1248 and 6perseveranceG5281, and that your 7deedsG2041 of lateG2078 are greaterG4183 than 8at firstG4413. 20But 9I haveG2192 this againstG2596 you, that you tolerateG863 the womanG1135 10JezebelG2403, who callsG3004 herselfG1438 a prophetessG4398, and she teachesG1321 and leadsG4105 My bond-servantsG1401 astrayG4105 so that they 11commitG4203 acts of immoralityG4203 and eatG2068 thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494. 21 12I gaveG1325 her timeG5550 to repentG3340, and she 13does not wantG2309 to repentG3340 of her immoralityG4202. 22BeholdG2400, I will throwG906 her 14on a bedG2825 of sickness, and thoseG3588 who 15commitG3431 adulteryG3431 with her into greatG3173 tribulationG2347, unlessG1437 G3361 they repentG3340 of 16her deedsG2041. 23And I will killG615 her childrenG5043 with 17pestilenceG2288, and allG3956 the churchesG1577 will knowG1097 that I amG1510 He who 18searchesG2045 the 19mindsG3510 and heartsG2588; and 20I will giveG1325 to eachG1538 oneG1538 of you accordingG2596 to your deedsG2041. 24But I sayG3004 to you, the restG3062 who are in 21ThyatiraG2363, whoG3745 do not holdG2192 thisG3778 teachingG1322, whoG3748 have not knownG1097 the 22deepG901 thingsG901 of SatanG4567, as they callG3004 them--I 23placeG906 noG3756 otherG243 burdenG922 on you. 25NeverthelessG4133 24whatG3739 you haveG2192, holdG2902 fastG2902 25untilG891 I comeG2240. 26 26He who overcomesG3528, and he who keepsG5083 My deedsG2041 27untilG891 the endG5056, 28to him I will giveG1325 authorityG1849 overG1909 the 29nationsG1484; 27and he shall 30 31ruleG4165 them with a rodG4464 of ironG4603, 32as the vesselsG4632 of the potterG2764 are brokenG4937 to piecesG4937, as I alsoG2532 have receivedG2983 authority from My FatherG3962; 28and I will giveG1325 him 33the morningG4407 starG792. 29 34He who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’

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Notes

1. Revelation 2:18 Rev 1:11; 2:24 ↩
2. Revelation 2:18 Matt 4:3 ↩
3. Revelation 2:18 Rev 1:14f ↩
4. Revelation 2:18 Lit His eyes ↩
5. Revelation 2:19 Rev 2:2 ↩
6. Revelation 2:19 Or steadfastness ↩
7. Revelation 2:19 Lit last deeds ↩
8. Revelation 2:19 Lit the first ↩
9. Revelation 2:20 Rev 2:14 ↩
10. Revelation 2:20 1 Kin 16:31; 21:25; 2 Kin 9:7, 22, 30 ↩
11. Revelation 2:20 Acts 15:29; 1 Cor 10:20; Rev 2:14 ↩
12. Revelation 2:21 Rom 2:4; 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
13. Revelation 2:21 Rom 2:5; Rev 9:20f; 16:9, 11 ↩
14. Revelation 2:22 Lit into ↩
15. Revelation 2:22 Rev 17:2; 18:9 ↩
16. Revelation 2:22 One early ms reads their ↩
17. Revelation 2:23 Lit death ↩
18. Revelation 2:23 Ps 7:9; 26:2; 139:1; Jer 11:20; 17:10; Matt 16:27; Luke 16:15; Acts 1:24; Rom 8:27 ↩
19. Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys, i.e. inner man ↩
20. Revelation 2:23 Ps 62:12 ↩
21. Revelation 2:24 Rev 2:18 ↩
22. Revelation 2:24 1 Cor 2:10 ↩
23. Revelation 2:24 Acts 15:28 ↩
24. Revelation 2:25 Rev 3:11 ↩
25. Revelation 2:25 John 21:22 ↩
26. Revelation 2:26 Rev 2:7 ↩
27. Revelation 2:26 Matt 10:22; Heb 3:6 ↩
28. Revelation 2:26 Ps 2:8; Rev 3:21; 20:4 ↩
29. Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles ↩
30. Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd ↩
31. Revelation 2:27 Ps 2:9; Rev 12:5; 19:15 ↩
32. Revelation 2:27 Is 30:14; Jer 19:11 ↩
33. Revelation 2:28 1 John 3:2; Rev 22:16 ↩
34. Revelation 2:29 Rev 2:7 ↩

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