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Revelation 2

29 aligned verses; 29 with wording or punctuation differences .

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` To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand , who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands -- the golden :
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
I have known thy works, and thy labour , and thy endurance , and that thou art not able to bear evil ones , and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,
I know your deeds , your labor , and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles .
and thou didst bear, and hast endurance , and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary .
Without growing weary , you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
` But I have against thee : That thy first love thou didst leave!
But I have this against you : You have abandoned your first love .
remember, then , whence thou hast fallen , and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform;
Therefore , keep in mind how far you have fallen . Repent and perform the deeds you did at first . But if you do not repent , I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place .
but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.
But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.
He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
`And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live;
To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but ` are ' a synagogue of the Adversary .
I know your affliction and your poverty —though you are rich ! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan .
`Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer ; lo , the devil is about to cast of you to prison , that ye may be tried , and ye shall have tribulation ten days ; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.
Do not fear what you are about to suffer . Look , the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you , and you will suffer tribulation for ten days . Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death.
He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
`And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two -edged sword :
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp , double -edged sword .
I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary `is' -- and thou dost hold fast my name , and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas `was' my faithful witness , who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell .
I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me , even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells .
` But I have against thee a few things : That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling - block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
so hast thou, even thou , those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing I hate .
In the same way , some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
`Reform ! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Therefore repent ! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming , I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna , and will give to him a white stone , and upon the stone a new name written , that no one knew except him who is receiving ` it ' .
He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes , I will give the hidden manna . I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
`And to the messenger of the assembly of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who is having his eyes as a flame of fire , and his feet like to fine brass;
To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance , and thy works -- and the last ` are ' more than the first.
I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service , your perseverance— and your latter deeds are greater than your first.
` But I have against thee a few things : That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess , to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat ;
But I have this against you : You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess . By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom , and she did not reform;
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality , she is unwilling.
lo , I will cast her into a couch , and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation -- if they may not repent of their works,
Behold , I will cast her onto a bed of sickness , and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
and her children I will kill in death , and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts ; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works .
Then I will strike her children dead , and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts , and I will repay each of you according to your deeds .
`And to you I say , and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching , and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden;
But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you .
but that which ye have -- hold ye , till I may come ;
Nevertheless , hold fast to what you have until I come .
and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works , I will give to him authority over the nations ,
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations .
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron -- as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken -- as I also have received from my Father ;
He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery —just as I have received authority from My Father .
and I will give to him the morning star.
And I will give him the morning star.
He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies .
He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .

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