Rev 2 | NASB2020 | STEP | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write : The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand , the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands , says this :

Revelation of John 2

Message to Ephesus

1 “To the angel of the church in ^aEphesus write:

The One who holds ^bthe seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks ^{▼▼Lit in the middle of
,} ^damong the seven golden lampstands, says this:

2 ‘ ^eI know your deeds and your labor and ^{▼▼Or steadfastness}perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have ^gput those who call themselves ^hapostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have ^{▼▼Or steadfastness}perseverance and have endured ^jon account of My name, and have not become weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have ^kleft your first love. 5 Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and ^lrepent, and ^mdo the ^{▼▼Lit first deeds}deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your ^olampstand from its place --unless you repent. 6 But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the ^pNicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 ^qThe one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^rTo the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from ^sthe tree of life, which is in the ^tParadise of God.’

Message to Smyrna

8 “And to the angel of the church in ^uSmyrna write:

^vThe first and the last, who ^{▼▼Lit became
,} ^xwas dead, and has come to life, says this:

9 ‘I know your ^ytribulation and your ^zpoverty (but you are ^aarich), and the ^{▼▼Or blasphemy}slander by those who ^acsay they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of ^adSatan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be ^aetested, and you will have tribulation ^affor ten days. ^{▼▼Or Prove yourself faithful}Be ^ahfaithful until death, and I will give you ^aithe crown of life. 11 ^ajThe one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^akThe one who overcomes will not be hurt by the ^alsecond death.’

Message to Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in ^amPergamum write:

The One who has ^anthe sharp two-edged sword says this:

13 ‘I know where you dwell, where ^aoSatan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny ^apMy faith even in the days of Antipas, My ^aqwitness, My ^arfaithful one, who was killed among you, ^aswhere Satan dwells. 14 But ^atI have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the ^auteaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a ^{▼▼I.e., a temptation to sin}stumbling block before the sons of Israel, ^awto eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the ^axNicolaitans. 16 Therefore ^ayrepent; or else ^azI am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with ^bathe sword of My mouth. 17 ^bbThe one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^bcTo the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden ^bdmanna, and I will give him a white stone, and a ^benew name written on the stone ^bfwhich no one knows except the one who receives it.’

Message to Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in ^bgThyatira write:

^bhThe Son of God, ^biwho has ^{▼▼Lit His eyes}eyes like a flame of fire, and ^{▼▼Lit His feet}feet like burnished bronze, says this:

19 ‘ ^blI know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and ^{▼▼Or steadfastness}perseverance, and that your ^{▼▼Lit last deeds}deeds of late are greater than ^{▼▼Lit the first}at first. 20 But ^bpI have this against you, that you tolerate the woman ^bqJezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they ^brcommit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 ^bsI gave her time to repent, and she ^btdoes not want to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who ^bucommit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of ^{▼▼One early ms their}her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with ^{▼▼Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death}plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who ^bxsearches the ^{▼▼Lit kidneys; i.e., inner man}minds and hearts; and ^bzI will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in ^caThyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the ^cbdeep things of Satan, as they call them--I ^ccplace no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless ^cdwhat you have, hold firmly ^ceuntil I come. 26 ^cfThe one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds ^cguntil the end, ^chI will give him authority over the ^{▼▼Or Gentiles}nations; 27 and he shall ^{▼▼Lit shepherd
,} ^ckrule them with a rod of iron, ^clas the vessels of the potter are shattered, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him ^cmthe morning star. 29 ^cnThe one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’