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 (A)tested, and you will have tribulation (B)for ten days. [a]Be (C)faithful until death, and I will give you (D)the crown of life. 11 (E)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (F)The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the (G)second death.’

Message to Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in (H)Pergamum write:

The One who has (I)the sharp two-edged sword says this:

13 ‘I know where you dwell, where (J)Satan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny (K)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (L)witness, My (M)faithful one, who was killed among you, (N)where Satan dwells. 14 But (O)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the (P)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a [b]stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (Q)to 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 (R)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (S)repent; or else (T)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (U)the sword of My mouth. 17 (V)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (W)To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden (X)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (Y)new name written on the stone (Z)which no one knows except the one who receives it.’

Message to Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in (AA)Thyatira write:

(AB)The Son of God, (AC)who has [c]eyes like a flame of fire, and [d]feet like burnished bronze, says this:

19 (AD)I know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and [e]perseverance, and that your [f]deeds of late are greater than [g]at first. 20 But (AE)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (AF)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they (AG)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 (AH)I gave her time to repent, and she (AI)does not want to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who (AJ)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [h]her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with [i]plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who (AK)searches the [j]minds and hearts; and (AL)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in (AM)Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the (AN)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (AO)place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless (AP)what you have, hold firmly (AQ)until I come. 26 (AR)The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds (AS)until the end, (AT)I will give him authority over the [k]nations; 27 and he shall [l](AU)rule them with a rod of iron, (AV)as the vessels of the potter are shattered, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him (AW)the morning star. 29 (AX)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful
  2. Revelation 2:14 I.e., a temptation to sin
  3. Revelation 2:18 Lit His eyes
  4. Revelation 2:18 Lit His feet
  5. Revelation 2:19 Or steadfastness
  6. Revelation 2:19 Lit last deeds
  7. Revelation 2:19 Lit the first
  8. Revelation 2:22 One early ms their
  9. Revelation 2:23 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
  10. Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys; i.e., inner man
  11. Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles
  12. Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd

10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(A) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(B) Be faithful,(C) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(D)

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(E) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(F)

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(G) write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(H) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(I) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(J) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(K)

14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(L) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(M) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(N) and committed sexual immorality.(O) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(P) 16 Repent(Q) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(R)

17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(S) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(T) I will give some of the hidden manna.(U) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(V) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(W)

To the Church in Thyatira

18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(X) write:

These are the words of the Son of God,(Y) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(Z) 19 I know your deeds,(AA) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(AB) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(AC) 21 I have given her time(AD) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(AE) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(AF) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(AG) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(AH)

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(AI) 25 except to hold on to what you have(AJ) until I come.’(AK)

26 To the one who is victorious(AL) and does my will to the end,(AM) I will give authority over the nations(AN) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(AO) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[a](AP)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(AQ) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(AR) what the Spirit says to the churches.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9