New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 2:3-13

3and you haveG2192 1perseveranceG5281 and have enduredG941 2for My name’sG3686 sakeG1223, and have not grownG2872 wearyG2872. 4But I haveG2192 this againstG2596 you, that you have 3leftG863 your firstG4413 loveG26. 5ThereforeG3767 rememberG3421 from whereG4159 you have fallenG4098, and 4repentG3340 and 5doG4160 the 6deedsG2041 you did at firstG4413; orG1161 elseG1490 I am comingG2064 to you and will removeG2795 your 7lampstandG3087 out of its placeG5117--unlessG1437 G3361 you repentG3340. 6YetG235 thisG3778 you do haveG2192, that you hateG3404 the deedsG2041 of the 8NicolaitansG3531, whichG3739 I alsoG2532 hateG3404. 7 9He who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577. 10To him who overcomesG3528, I will grantG1325 to eatG2068 of 11the treeG3586 of lifeG2222 whichG3739 is in the 12ParadiseG3857 of GodG2316.’

8“And to the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 13SmyrnaG4667 writeG1125:

14The firstG4413 and the lastG2078, whoG3739 15 16was deadG3498, and has come to lifeG2198, saysG3004 thisG3592:

9‘I knowG3609 your 17tribulationG2347 and your 18povertyG4432 (but you are 19richG4145), and the blasphemyG988 by thoseG3588 who 20sayG3004 they are JewsG2453 and are not, but are a synagogueG4864 of 21SatanG4567. 10Do not fearG5399 whatG3739 you are aboutG3195 to sufferG3958. BeholdG2400, the devilG1228 is aboutG3195 to castG906 some of you into prisonG5438, soG2443 that you will be 22testedG3985, and you will haveG2192 tribulationG2347 23for tenG1176 daysG2250. 24Be 25faithfulG4103 untilG891 deathG2288, and I will giveG1325 you 26the crownG4735 of lifeG2222. 11 27He who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577. 28He who overcomesG3528 will not be hurtG91 by the 29secondG1208 deathG2288.’

12“And to the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 30PergamumG4010 writeG1125:

The One who hasG2192 31the sharpG3691 two-edgedG1366 swordG4501 saysG3004 thisG3592:

13‘I knowG3609 whereG4226 you dwellG2730, whereG3699 32Satan’sG4567 throneG2362 is; and you holdG2902 fastG2902 My nameG3686, and did not denyG720 33My faithG4102 evenG2532 in the daysG2250 of AntipasG493, My 34witnessG3144, My 35faithfulG4103 oneG4103, whoG3739 was killedG615 amongG3844 you, 36whereG3699 SatanG4567 dwellsG2730.

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Notes

1. Revelation 2:3 V 2, note 1 ↩
2. Revelation 2:3 John 15:21 ↩
3. Revelation 2:4 Jer 2:2; Matt 24:12 ↩
4. Revelation 2:5 Rev 2:16, 22; 3:3, 19 ↩
5. Revelation 2:5 Heb 10:32; Rev 2:2 ↩
6. Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds ↩
7. Revelation 2:5 Matt 5:14ff; Phil 2:15; Rev 1:20 ↩
8. Revelation 2:6 Rev 2:15 ↩
9. Revelation 2:7 Matt 11:15; Rev 2:11, 17; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9 ↩
10. Revelation 2:7 Rev 2:11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7 ↩
11. Revelation 2:7 Gen 2:9; 3:22; Prov 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Rev 22:2, 14 ↩
12. Revelation 2:7 Ezek 28:13; 31:8f; Luke 23:43 ↩
13. Revelation 2:8 Rev 1:11 ↩
14. Revelation 2:8 Is 44:6; 48:12; Rev 1:17; 22:13 ↩
15. Revelation 2:8 Lit became ↩
16. Revelation 2:8 Rev 1:18 ↩
17. Revelation 2:9 Rev 1:9 ↩
18. Revelation 2:9 2 Cor 6:10; 8:9; James 2:5 ↩
19. Revelation 2:9 2 Cor 6:10; 8:9; James 2:5 ↩
20. Revelation 2:9 Rev 3:9 ↩
21. Revelation 2:9 Matt 4:10; Rev 2:13, 24 ↩
22. Revelation 2:10 Rev 3:10; 13:14ff ↩
23. Revelation 2:10 Dan 1:12, 14 ↩
24. Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful ↩
25. Revelation 2:10 Rev 2:13; 12:11; 17:14 ↩
26. Revelation 2:10 1 Cor 9:25; Rev 3:11 ↩
27. Revelation 2:11 Matt 11:15; Rev 2:7, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9 ↩
28. Revelation 2:11 Rev 2:7, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7 ↩
29. Revelation 2:11 Rev 20:6, 14; 21:8 ↩
30. Revelation 2:12 Rev 1:11 ↩
31. Revelation 2:12 Rev 1:16; 2:16 ↩
32. Revelation 2:13 Matt 4:10; Rev 2:24 ↩
33. Revelation 2:13 1 Tim 5:8; Rev 14:12 ↩
34. Revelation 2:13 Acts 22:20; Rev 1:5; 11:3; 17:6 ↩
35. Revelation 2:13 Rev 2:10; 12:11; 17:14 ↩
36. Revelation 2:13 Rev 2:9 ↩

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