New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 2:2-10

2‘I knowG3609your deedsἔργαergaG2041and your laborκόπονkoponG2873andperseveranceὑπομονήνhupomonēnG5281,and that you cannotδύνῃdunēG1410 G3756tolerateβαστάσαιbastasaiG941evilκακοὺςkakousG2556peopleG2556, and you haveputG3985thoseG3588who callλέγονταςlegontasG3004themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652toG3985theG3985testἐπείρασαςepeirasasG3985,and they are not, and you foundεὗρεςheuresG2147them to befalseψευδεῖς.pseudeisG5571;

3and you haveἔχειςecheisG2192perseveranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281and have enduredἐβάστασαςebastasasG941onG1223accountG1223ofG1223My nameὄνομάonomaG3686,and have not becomeG2872wearyG2872.

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

5ThereforeοὖνounG3767,rememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421from whereπόθενpothenG4159you have fallenπέπτωκας,peptōkasG4098, andrepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340, anddoποίησον·poiēsonG4160thedeedsἔργαergaG2041you did at firstπρῶταprōtaG4413;orδὲdeG1161elseG1490I am comingἔρχομαίerchomaiG2064to you and I will removeκινήσωkinēsōG2795yourlampstandλυχνίανluchnianG3087from its placeτόπουtopouG5117--unlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361you repentμετανοήσῃς.metanoēsēsG3340.

6But you haveἔχειςecheisG2192thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,that you hateμισεῖςmiseisG3404the deedsἔργαergaG2041of theNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνNikolaitōnG3531,whichἃhaG3739I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532hateμισῶ.misōG3404.

7The one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις·ekklēsiaisG1577.To the one who overcomesνικῶντιnikōntiG3528,I will grantδώσωdōsōG1325to eatG2068fromthe treeξύλουxulouG3586of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichὅhoG3739is in theParadiseπαραδείσῳparadeisōG3857of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.’

8“And to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inSmyrnaΣμύρνῃSmurnēG4667writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413and the lastἔσχατος,eschatosG2078,whoὃςhosG3739was deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,and has comeG2198toG2198lifeG2198,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

9‘I knowG3609yourtribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347and yourpovertyπτωχείαν,ptōcheianG4432(but you arerichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145), and theslanderβλασφημίανblasphēmianG988by thoseG3588whosayλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004they are JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,and are not, but are a synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864ofSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

10Do not fearφοβοῦphobouG5399whatἃhaG3739you are aboutG3195toG3195sufferπάσχειν·pascheinG3958.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228is aboutG3195toG3195throwβάλλεινballeinG906some of you into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will betestedπειρασθῆτε,peirasthēteG3985,and you will haveἕξετεhexeteG2192tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347for tenδέκα.dekaG1176daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250. BefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103untilἄχριachriG891deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,and I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youthe crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of lifeζωῆς.zōēsG2222.

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