![]() ![]() ( AJ) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. ( AF)ġ4 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: ( AG) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, ( AH) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols ( AI) and committed sexual immorality. You did not renounce your faith in me, ( AD) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, ( AE) who was put to death in your city-where Satan lives. ( AC) 13 I know where you live-where Satan has his throne. These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. To the Church in SmyrnaĨ “To the angel of the church in Smyrna ( P) write: To the one who is victorious, ( M) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, ( N) which is in the paradise ( O) of God. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, ( K) which I also hate.ħ Whoever has ears, let them hear ( L) what the Spirit says to the churches. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand ( J) from its place. ( H) 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent ( I) and do the things you did at first. ![]() ![]() ( F) 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, ( G) and have not grown weary.Ĥ Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested ( E) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. ( C) 2 I know your deeds, ( D) your hard work and your perseverance. These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand ( B) and walks among the seven golden lampstands. ![]()
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