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World English Bible

Revelation 2 (WEBP)

[1] “To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things:
[2] “I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.
[3] You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.
[4] But I have this against you, that you left your first love.
[5] Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.
[6] But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
[7] He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
[8] “To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:
[9] “I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
[10] Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
[11] He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.
[12] “To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:
[13] “I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
[14] But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
[15] So also you likewise have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
[16] Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
[17] He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows but he who receives it.
[18] “To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: “The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:
[19] “I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.
[20] But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
[21] I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
[22] Behold, I will throw her and those who commit adultery with her into a bed of great oppression, unless they repent of her works.
[23] I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
[24] But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira—as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call ‘the deep things of Satan’—to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
[25] Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.
[26] He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
[27] He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots, as I also have received of my Father;
[28] and I will give him the morning star.
[29] He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 2:3 TR adds “have labored and”
Revelation 2:15 TR reads “which I hate” instead of “likewise”
Revelation 2:17 Manna is supernatural food, named after the Hebrew for “What is it?”. See .
Revelation 2:20 TR, NU read “that” instead of “your”
Revelation 2:27

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Revelation 2 (KJVS)

[1] Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; () These things saith () he that holdeth () the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh () in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
[2] I know () thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst () not bear () them which are evil: and thou hast tried () them which say () they are () apostles, and are () not, and hast found () them liars:
[3] and hast borne, () and hast () patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, () and hast not fainted. ()
[4] Nevertheless I have () somewhat against thee, because thou hast left () thy first love.
[5] Remember () therefore from whence thou art fallen, () and repent, () and do () the first works; or else I will come () unto thee quickly, and will remove () thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. ()
[6] But this thou hast, () that thou hatest () the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. ()
[7] He that hath () an ear, let him hear () what the Spirit saith () unto the churches; To him that overcometh () will I give () to eat () of the tree of life, which is () in the midst of the paradise of God.
[8] And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; () These things saith () the first and the last, which was () dead, and is alive; ()
[9] I know () thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art () rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say () they are () Jews, and are () not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
[10] Fear () none of those things which thou shalt () suffer: () behold, () the devil shall () cast () some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; () and ye shall have () tribulation ten days: be thou () faithful unto death, and I will give () thee a crown of life.
[11] He that hath () an ear, let him hear () what the Spirit saith () unto the churches; He that overcometh () shall not be hurt () of the second death.
[12] And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; () These things saith () he which hath () the sharp sword with two edges;
[13] I know () thy works, and where thou dwellest, () even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast () my name, and hast not denied () my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain () among you, where Satan dwelleth. ()
[14] But I have () a few things against thee, because thou hast () there them that hold () the doctrine of Balaam, who taught () Balac to cast () a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat () things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. ()
[15] So hast () thou also them that hold () the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. ()
[16] Repent; () or else I will come () unto thee quickly, and will fight () against them with the sword of my mouth.
[17] He that hath () an ear, let him hear () what the Spirit saith () unto the churches; To him that overcometh () will I give () to eat () of the hidden () manna, and will give () him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, () which no man knoweth () saving he that receiveth () it.
[18] And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; () These things saith () the Son of God, who hath () his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
[19] I know () thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
[20] Notwithstanding I have () a few things against thee, because thou sufferest () that woman Jezebel, which calleth () herself a prophetess, to teach () and to seduce () my servants to commit fornication, () and to eat () things sacrificed unto idols.
[21] And I gave () her space to repent () of her fornication; and she repented () not.
[22] Behold, () I will cast () her into a bed, and them that commit adultery () with her into great tribulation, except they repent () of their deeds.
[23] And I will kill () her children with death; and all the churches shall know () that I am () he which searcheth () the reins and hearts: and I will give () unto every one of you according to your works.
[24] But unto you I say, () and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have () not this doctrine, and which have not known () the depths of Satan, as they speak; () I will put () upon you none other burden.
[25] But that which ye have () already hold fast () till I come. ()
[26] And he that overcometh, () and keepeth () my works unto the end, to him will I give () power over the nations:
[27] and he shall rule () them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: () even as I received () of my Father.
[28] And I will give () him the morning star.
[29] He that hath () an ear, let him hear () what the Spirit saith () unto the churches.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Revelation 2 (BYZ)

[1] Τῷ () ἀγγέλῳ () τῆς () ἐν () Ἐφέσῳ () ἐκκλησίας () γράψον, () Τάδε () λέγει () ὁ () κρατῶν () τοὺς () ἑπτὰ () ἀστέρας () ἐν () τῇ () δεξιᾷ () αὐτοῦ, () ὁ () περιπατῶν () ἐν () μέσῳ () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () λυχνιῶν () τῶν () χρυσῶν· ()
[2] Οἶδα () τὰ () ἔργα () σου, () καὶ () τὸν () κόπον () σου, () καὶ () τὴν () ὑπομονήν () σου, () καὶ () ὅτι () οὐ () δύνῃ () βαστάσαι () κακούς, () καὶ () ἐπείρασας () τοὺς () λέγοντας () ἑαυτοὺς () ἀποστόλους () εἶναι () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰσίν, () καὶ () εὗρες () αὐτοὺς () ψευδεῖς, ()
[3] καὶ () ὑπομονὴν () ἔχεις () καὶ () ἐβάστασας () διὰ () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐκοπίασας. ()
[4] Ἀλλὰ () ἔχω () κατὰ () σοῦ, () ὅτι () τὴν () ἀγάπην () σου () τὴν () πρώτην () ἀφῆκας. ()
[5] Μνημόνευε () οὖν () πόθεν () πέπτωκας, () καὶ () μετανόησον, () καὶ () τὰ () πρῶτα () ἔργα () ποίησον· () εἰ () δὲ () μή, () ἔρχομαί () σοι () ταχύ, () καὶ () κινήσω () τὴν () λυχνίαν () σου () ἐκ () τοῦ () τόπου () αὐτῆς, () ἐὰν () μὴ () μετανοήσῃς. ()
[6] Ἀλλὰ () τοῦτο () ἔχεις, () ὅτι () μισεῖς () τὰ () ἔργα () τῶν () Νικολαϊτῶν, () ἃ () κἀγὼ () μισῶ. ()
[7] Ὁ () ἔχων () οὖς () ἀκουσάτω () τί () τὸ () πνεῦμα () λέγει () ταῖς () ἐκκλησίαις. () Τῷ () νικῶντι () δώσω () αὐτῷ () φαγεῖν () ἐκ () τοῦ () ξύλου () τῆς () ζωῆς, () ὅ () ἐστιν () ἐν () τῷ () παραδείσῳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μου. ()
[8] Καὶ () τῷ () ἀγγέλῳ () τῆς () ἐν () Σμύρνῃ () ἐκκλησίας () γράψον, () Τάδε () λέγει () ὁ () πρῶτος () καὶ () ὁ () ἔσχατος, () ὃς () ἐγένετο () νεκρὸς () καὶ () ἔζησεν· ()
[9] Οἶδά () σου () τὰ () ἔργα () καὶ () τὴν () θλίψιν () καὶ () τὴν () πτωχείαν, () ἀλλὰ () πλούσιος () εἶ· () καὶ () τὴν () βλασφημίαν () ἐκ () τῶν () λεγόντων () Ἰουδαίους () εἶναι () ἑαυτούς, () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰσίν, () ἀλλὰ () συναγωγὴ () τοῦ () Σατανᾶ. ()
[10] Μηδὲν () φοβοῦ () ἃ () μέλλεις () παθεῖν· () ἰδοὺ () δή, () μέλλει () βαλεῖν () ὁ () διάβολος () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () εἰς () φυλακήν, () ἵνα () πειρασθῆτε· () καὶ () ἕξετε () θλίψιν () ἡμερῶν () δέκα. () Γίνου () πιστὸς () ἄχρι () θανάτου, () καὶ () δώσω () σοι () τὸν () στέφανον () τῆς () ζωῆς. ()
[11] Ὁ () ἔχων () οὖς () ἀκουσάτω () τί () τὸ () πνεῦμα () λέγει () ταῖς () ἐκκλησίαις. () Ὁ () νικῶν () οὐ () μὴ () ἀδικηθῇ () ἐκ () τοῦ () θανάτου () τοῦ () δευτέρου. ()
[12] Καὶ () τῷ () ἀγγέλῳ () τῆς () ἐν () Περγάμῳ () ἐκκλησίας () γράψον, () Τάδε () λέγει () ὁ () ἔχων () τὴν () ῥομφαίαν () τὴν () δίστομον () τὴν () ὀξεῖαν· ()
[13] Οἶδα () τὰ () ἔργα () σου () καὶ () ποῦ () κατοικεῖς, () ὅπου () ὁ () θρόνος () τοῦ () Σατανᾶ· () καὶ () κρατεῖς () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἠρνήσω () τὴν () πίστιν () μου () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () ἐν () αἷς () Ἀντίπας () ὁ () μάρτυς () μου, () ὁ () πιστός, () ὃς () ἀπεκτάνθη () παρ’ () ὑμῖν, () ὅπου () ὁ () Σατανᾶς () κατοικεῖ. ()
[14] Ἀλλ’ () ἔχω () κατὰ () σοῦ () ὀλίγα, () ὅτι () ἔχεις () ἐκεῖ () κρατοῦντας () τὴν () διδαχὴν () Βαλαάμ, () ὃς () ἐδίδαξεν () τὸν () Βαλὰκ () βαλεῖν () σκάνδαλον () ἐνώπιον () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ἰσραήλ, () καὶ () φαγεῖν () εἰδωλόθυτα () καὶ () πορνεῦσαι. ()
[15] Οὕτως () ἔχεις () καὶ () σὺ () κρατοῦντας () τὴν () διδαχὴν () τῶν () Νικολαϊτῶν () ὁμοίως. ()
[16] Μετανόησον () οὖν· () εἰ () δὲ () μή, () ἔρχομαί () σοι () ταχύ, () καὶ () πολεμήσω () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () ἐν () τῇ () ῥομφαίᾳ () τοῦ () στόματός () μου. ()
[17] Ὁ () ἔχων () οὖς () ἀκουσάτω () τί () τὸ () πνεῦμα () λέγει () ταῖς () ἐκκλησίαις. () Τῷ () νικῶντι () δώσω () αὐτῷ () τοῦ () μάννα () τοῦ () κεκρυμμένου, () καὶ () δώσω () αὐτῷ () ψῆφον () λευκήν, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ψῆφον () ὄνομα () καινὸν () γεγραμμένον, () ὃ () οὐδεὶς () οἶδεν () εἰ () μὴ () ὁ () λαμβάνων. ()
[18] Καὶ () τῷ () ἀγγέλῳ () τῆς () ἐν () Θυατείροις () ἐκκλησίας () γράψον, () Τάδε () λέγει () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ὁ () ἔχων () τοὺς () ὀφθαλμοὺς () αὐτοῦ () ὡς () φλόγα () πυρός, () καὶ () οἱ () πόδες () αὐτοῦ () ὅμοιοι () χαλκολιβάνῳ· ()
[19] Οἶδά () σου () τὰ () ἔργα, () καὶ () τὴν () ἀγάπην () καὶ () τὴν () πίστιν () καὶ () τὴν () διακονίαν () καὶ () τὴν () ὑπομονήν () σου, () καὶ () τὰ () ἔργα () σου, () τὰ () ἔσχατα () πλείονα () τῶν () πρώτων. ()
[20] Ἀλλ’ () ἔχω () κατὰ () σοῦ () ὅτι () ἀφεῖς () τὴν () γυναῖκά () σου () Ἰεζάβελ, () ἣ () λέγει () ἑαυτὴν () προφῆτιν, () καὶ () διδάσκει () καὶ () πλανᾷ () τοὺς () ἐμοὺς () δούλους () πορνεῦσαι () καὶ () φαγεῖν () εἰδωλόθυτα. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἔδωκα () αὐτῇ () χρόνον () ἵνα () μετανοήσῃ, () καὶ () οὐ () θέλει () μετανοῆσαι () ἐκ () τῆς () πορνείας () αὐτῆς. ()
[22] Ἰδού, () βάλλω () αὐτὴν () εἰς () κλίνην, () καὶ () τοὺς () μοιχεύοντας () μετ’ () αὐτῆς () εἰς () θλίψιν () μεγάλην, () ἐὰν () μὴ () μετανοήσωσιν () ἐκ () τῶν () ἔργων () αὐτῆς. ()
[23] Καὶ () τὰ () τέκνα () αὐτῆς () ἀποκτενῶ () ἐν () θανάτῳ· () καὶ () γνώσονται () πᾶσαι () αἱ () ἐκκλησίαι () ὅτι () ἐγώ () εἰμι () ὁ () ἐρευνῶν () νεφροὺς () καὶ () καρδίας· () καὶ () δώσω () ὑμῖν () ἑκάστῳ () κατὰ () τὰ () ἔργα () ὑμῶν. ()
[24] Ὑμῖν () δὲ () λέγω, () τοῖς () λοιποῖς () τοῖς () ἐν () Θυατείροις, () ὅσοι () οὐκ () ἔχουσιν () τὴν () διδαχὴν () ταύτην, () οἵτινες () οὐκ () ἔγνωσαν () τὰ () βαθέα () τοῦ () Σατανᾶ, () ὡς () λέγουσιν, () οὐ () βάλλω () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς () ἄλλο () βάρος. ()
[25] Πλὴν () ὃ () ἔχετε () κρατήσατε, () ἄχρι () οὗ () ἂν () ἥξω. ()
[26] Καὶ () ὁ () νικῶν () καὶ () ὁ () τηρῶν () ἄχρι () τέλους () τὰ () ἔργα () μου, () δώσω () αὐτῷ () ἐξουσίαν () ἐπὶ () τῶν () ἐθνῶν· ()
[27] καὶ () ποιμανεῖ () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () ῥάβδῳ () σιδηρᾷ· () ὡς () τὰ () σκεύη () τὰ () κεραμικά, () συντριβήσεται· () ὡς () κἀγὼ () εἴληφα () παρὰ () τοῦ () πατρός () μου· ()
[28] καὶ () δώσω () αὐτῷ () τὸν () ἀστέρα () τὸν () πρωϊνόν. ()
[29] Ὁ () ἔχων () οὖς () ἀκουσάτω () τί () τὸ () πνεῦμα () λέγει () ταῖς () ἐκκλησίαις. ()

Revelation 2:2a N κόπον σου ⇒ κόπον
Revelation 2:2b N εἶναι ⇒ -
Revelation 2:3a B ὑπομονὴν ἔχεις καὶ ἐβάστασας ⇒ ἐβάστασας καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἔχεις
Revelation 2:3b N οὐκ ἐκοπίασας ⇒ οὐ κεκοπίακες
Revelation 2:4a B Ἀλλὰ ⇒ Ἀλλ’
Revelation 2:4b N ἀφῆκας ⇒ ἀφῆκες
Revelation 2:5a B πέπτωκας ⇒ ἐκπέπτωκας
Revelation 2:5b N ταχύ ⇒ -
Revelation 2:7a B τῷ παραδείσῳ ⇒ μέσῳ τοῦ παραδείσου
Revelation 2:7b N μου ⇒ -
Revelation 2:9a N τὰ ἔργα καὶ ⇒ -
Revelation 2:9b B ἐκ ⇒ -
Revelation 2:10a B παθεῖν ⇒ πάσχειν
Revelation 2:10b N παθεῖν ⇒ πάσχειν
Revelation 2:10c B δή ⇒ -
Revelation 2:10d N δή ⇒ -
Revelation 2:10e N βαλεῖν ⇒ βάλλειν
Revelation 2:10f B ἡμερῶν ⇒ ἡμέρας
Revelation 2:13a N τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ⇒ -
Revelation 2:13b N ἐν ταῖς ⇒ καὶ ἐν ταῖς
Revelation 2:13c B ἐν αἷς ⇒ αἷς
Revelation 2:13d N ἐν αἷς ⇒ -
Revelation 2:13e N ὃς ⇒ μου ὃς
Revelation 2:14a B Ἀλλ’ ⇒ Ἀλλὰ
Revelation 2:14b N ἐδίδαξεν τὸν ⇒ ἐδίδασκεν τῷ
Revelation 2:14c B καὶ φαγεῖν ⇒ φαγεῖν
Revelation 2:14d N καὶ φαγεῖν ⇒ φαγεῖν
Revelation 2:15a B τῶν ⇒ -
Revelation 2:15b N τῶν ⇒ [τῶν]
Revelation 2:16 B οὖν ⇒ -
Revelation 2:17 B τοῦ ⇒ φαγεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ
Revelation 2:20a B Ἀλλ’ ⇒ Ἀλλὰ
Revelation 2:20b N Ἀλλ’ ⇒ Ἀλλὰ
Revelation 2:20c N σου Ἰεζάβελ ἣ λέγει ⇒ Ἰεζάβελ ἡ λέγουσα
Revelation 2:23 N ἐρευνῶν ⇒ ἐραυνῶν
Revelation 2:25 N ἄχρι ⇒ ἄχρι[ς]
Revelation 2:27 N συντριβήσεται ⇒ συντρίβεται

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.