Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give(A) the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in[a] the paradise of God.(B)

The Letter to Smyrna

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last,(C) the one who was dead and came to life:

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But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(A) which I also hate.

Whoever has ears, let them hear(B) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(C) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(D) which is in the paradise(E) of God.

To the Church in Smyrna

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna(F) write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(G) who died and came to life again.(H)

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