“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor(A) the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in[a] God’s paradise.(B)

The Letter to Smyrna

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

“The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says: I know your[b] affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:7 Other mss read in the midst of
  2. Revelation 2:9 Other mss add works and

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

To the Church in Smyrna

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

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(F) who died and came to life again.(G) I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(H) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(I) but are a synagogue of Satan.(J)

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