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| 2:1 | `To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands -- the golden: |
| 2:2 | I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars, |
| 2:3 | and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary. |
| 2:4 | `But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave! |
| 2:5 | remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform; |
| 2:6 | but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate. |
| 2:7 | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God. |
| 2:8 | `And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live; |
| 2:9 | I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but `are' a synagogue of the Adversary. |
| 2:10 | `Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life. |
| 2:11 | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death. |
| 2:12 | `And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword: |
| 2:13 | I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary `is' -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas `was' my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell. |
| 2:14 | `But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom; |
| 2:15 | so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing I hate. |
| 2:16 | `Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. |
| 2:17 | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving `it'. |
| 2:18 | `And to the messenger of the assembly of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who is having his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like to fine brass; |
| 2:19 | I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last `are' more than the first. |
| 2:20 | `But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat; |
| 2:21 | and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform; |
| 2:22 | lo, I will cast her into a couch, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation -- if they may not repent of their works, |
| 2:23 | and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works. |
| 2:24 | `And to you I say, and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden; |
| 2:25 | but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may come; |
| 2:26 | and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations, |
| 2:27 | and he shall rule them with a rod of iron -- as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken -- as I also have received from my Father; |
| 2:28 | and I will give to him the morning star. |
| 2:29 | He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies. |
| 2:1 | Unto the messenger of the congregacion of Ephesus wryte: These thynges sayth he that holdeth the vii. starres in his right honde and walketh in the myddes of the vii. golden candlestyckes |
| 2:2 | I knowe thy workes and thy labour and thy pacience and howe thou cannest not forbeare the which are evyll: and examinedst them which saye they are Apostles and are not: and hast founde them lyars |
| 2:3 | and dydest wasshe thy self. And hast pacience: and for my names sake hast labored and hast not faynted. |
| 2:4 | Neverthelesse I have sumwhat agaynst the for thou haste lefte thy fyrst love. |
| 2:5 | Remember therfore from whence thou art fallen and repent and do the fyrst workes. Or elles I wyll come vnto the shortly and will remove thy candlestyke out of his place excepte thou repent. |
| 2:6 | But this thou haste because thou hatest ye dedes of the Nicolaitans which dedes I also hate. |
| 2:7 | Lett him yt hath eares heare what ye sprete sayth vnto the congregacions. To him that overcometh will I geve to eate of the tree of lyfe which is in the myddes of ye paradice of god. |
| 2:8 | And vnto the angell of the congregacion of Smyrna wryte: These thynges sayth he that is fyrst and the laste which was deed and is alive. |
| 2:9 | I knowe thy workes and tribulacion and poverte but thou art ryche: And I knowe the blaspemy of them whiche call them selves Iewes and are not: but are the congregacio of sathan. |
| 2:10 | Feare none of thoo thynges which thou shalt soffre. Beholde the devyll shall caste of you into preson to tempte you and ye shall have tribulacion .x. dayes. Be faythfull vnto the deeth and I will geve the a croune of lyfe. |
| 2:11 | Let him that hath ears heare what the sprete sayth to the congregacions: He that overcometh shall not be hurte of the seconde deeth. |
| 2:12 | And to the messenger of the congregacion in Pergamos wryte: This sayth he which hath ye sharpe swearde with two edges. |
| 2:13 | I knowe thy workes and where thow dwellest evyn where Sathans seat ys and thou kepest my name and hast not denyed my fayth. And in my dayes Antipas was a faythfull witnes of myne which was slayne amonge you where sathan dwelleth. |
| 2:14 | But I have a fewe thynges agaynst the: yt thou hast there they that mayntayne the doctryne of Balam which taught in balake to put occasion of syn before the chylderne of Israhell that they shulde eate of meate dedicat vnto ydoles and to commyt fornicacion. |
| 2:15 | Even so hast thou them that mayntayne the doctryne of the Nicolaytans which thynge I hate. |
| 2:16 | But be converted or elles I will come vnto the shortly and will fyght agaynste the with thes wearde of my mouth |
| 2:17 | Lett him that hath eares heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacios: To him that overcommeth will I geve to eate manna that is hyd and will geve him a whyte stone and in the stone a newe name wrytten which no ma knoweth savinge he that receaveth it. |
| 2:18 | And vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Theatira write: This sayth the sonne of god which hath his eyes lyke vnto a flame of fyre whose fete are like brasse: |
| 2:19 | I knowe thy workes and thy love service and fayth and thy paciece and thy dedes which are mo at the last then at the fyrste. |
| 2:20 | Notwitstondinge I have a feawe thynges agaynst the that thou sofferest that woman Iesabell which called her sylfe a prophetes to teache and to deceave my servauntes to make them commyt fornicacion and to eate meates offered vppe vnto ydoles. |
| 2:21 | And I gave her space to repent of her fornicacion and she repented not. |
| 2:22 | Beholde I will caste her into a beed and them yt commyt fornicacion wt her into gret adversite excepte they tourne fro their deades. |
| 2:23 | And I will kyll her children with deeth. And all the congregacions shall knowe that I am he which searcheth ye reynes and hertes. And I will geve vnto evere one of you accordynge vnto youre workes. |
| 2:24 | Vnto you I saye and vnto other of them of Thiatyra as many as have not this lerninge and which have not knowen the depnes of Satha (as they saye) I will put apo you none other burthe |
| 2:25 | but yt which ye have alreddy. Holde fast tyll I come |
| 2:26 | and whosoever overcometh and kepeth my workes vnto the ende to hym will I geve power over nacios |
| 2:27 | and he shall rule them with a rodde of yron: and as the vessels of a potter shall he breake them to shevers. Eve as I receaved of my father |
| 2:28 | eue so will I geve him ye mornynge starre. |
| 2:29 | Let him yt hath eares heare what the sprete sayth to the congregacions. |
| 2:1 | Vnto the angell of the congregacion of Ephesus wryte: These thinges sayth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his righthonde, and walketh in the myddes of the seuen golde candelstickes: |
| 2:2 | I knowe thy workes, and thy labour, and thy pacience, & howe thou cannest not forbeare them which are euell: and examinest them which saye they are Apostles, and are not: & hast founde the lyars |
| 2:3 | and hast suffred. And hast paciece: and for my names sake hast laboured and hast not faynted. |
| 2:4 | Neuerthelesse I haue somwhat agaynst the, for thou hast lefte thy fyrst loue. |
| 2:5 | Remember therfore fro whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the fyrst workes. Or elles I wyl come vnto the shortly, and wil remoue thy cadelstycke out of his place, excepte thou repent. |
| 2:6 | But this thou hast because thou hatest ye dedes of the Nicolaitans, which dedes I also hate. |
| 2:7 | Let him yt hath eares, heare, what ye sprete saith vnto the congregacions. To him that ouercommeth, will I geue to eate of the tree of life, which is in the myddes of ye paradise of God. |
| 2:8 | And vnto the angell of the congregacion of Smyrna wryte: These thinges saith he that is fyrst, and the last, which was deed, and is aliue: |
| 2:9 | I knowe thy workes and tribulacion and pouerte, but thou art ryche: And I knowe the blaspheny of them which call them selues Iewes and are not: but are the cogregacion of Sathan. |
| 2:10 | Feare none of tho thinges which thou shalt soffre. Beholde, ye deuell shal cast of you in to preson, to tempte you, and ye shal haue tribulacion x. dayes. Be faithfull vnto the deeth, and I wil geue ye a crowne of life. |
| 2:11 | Let him that hath ears, heare, what the sprete saith to the congregacions: He that ouercometh, shal not be hurte of the seconde deeth. |
| 2:12 | And to the angell of the congregacion in Pergamos wryte: This sayth he which hath the sharpe swearde with two edges: |
| 2:13 | I knowe thy workes, and where thou dwellest, euen where Sathans seat is, and thou kepest my name, & hast not denyed my faith. And in my dayes Antipas was a faithfull witnes of myne, which was slayne amonge you, where Sathan dwelleth. |
| 2:14 | But I haue a fewe thinges agaynst the: that thou hast there, the that manyntayne the doctryne of Balaam, which taught in Balak, to put occasion of syn before the children of Israell, that they shulde eate of meate dedicat vnto ydoles, and to commyt for |
| 2:15 | Euen so hast thou them that mayntayne ye doctryne of the Nicolaytans, which thinge I hate. |
| 2:16 | But be couerted, or elles I wil come vnto the shortly, and wil fight agaynste the with the swearde of my mouth. |
| 2:17 | Let him yt hath eares, heare, what the sprete saith vnto the cogregacions: To him that ouercommeth, wil I geue to eate mana that is hyd, and wil geue him a whyte stone, & in the stone a newe name wrytte, which no man knoweth, sauinge he that receaueth |
| 2:18 | And vnto the angell of the cogregacion of Theatira write: This saith the sonne of God, which hath his eyes lyke vnto a flame of fyre, whose fete are like brasse: |
| 2:19 | I knowe thy workes and thy loue, seruice, and faith and thy pacience, and thy dedes, which are mo at the last then at the firste |
| 2:20 | Not withstondinge I haue a feawe thinges agaynst the, that thou sufferest that woman Iesabell (which called her selfe a prophetisse) to teache and to deceaue my seruauntes, to make them committ fornicacion, and to eate meates offered vp vnto ydoles. |
| 2:21 | And I gaue her space to repet of her fornicacion, and she repented not. |
| 2:22 | Beholde, I wil cast her into a bed, and them that commit fornicacion with her, in to gret aduersite, excepte they turne from their dedes. |
| 2:23 | And I wil kyll her childre with deeth. And all the cogregacios shal knowe, yt I am he which searcheth the reynes and hertes. And I wil geue vnto euery one of you acordynge vnto youre workes. |
| 2:24 | Vnto you I saye, and vnto other of the of Thiatyra, as many as haue not this lernynge and which haue not knowen the depnes of Sathan (as they saye) I wil put vpo you none other burthen, |
| 2:25 | but yt which ye haue already. Holde fast tyll I come, |
| 2:26 | and whosoeuer ouercometh and kepeth my workes vnto ye ende, to him wil I geue power ouer nacions, |
| 2:27 | and he shal rule them with a rodde of yron: and as the vessels of a potter, shal he breake them to sheuers. Eue as I receaued of my father, |
| 2:28 | so wil I geue him ye mornynge starre. |
| 2:29 | Let him yt hath eares, heare, what the sprete sayth to the cogregacions. |
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