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Revelation 2

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ΤῷTo theἀγγέλῳangelτῆςof theἐνinἘφέσῳEphesusἐκκλησίαςchurchγράψον·do write:τάδεThese thingsλέγειsaysὁthe Oneκρατῶνholdingτοὺςtheἑπτὰsevenἀστέραςstarsἐνinτῇtheδεξιᾷright handαὐτοῦ,of Him,ὁwhoπεριπατῶνis walkingἐνinμέσῳthe midstτῶνof theἑπτὰsevenλυχνιῶνlampstandsτῶνtheχρυσῶν·golden;
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οἶδαI knowτὰtheἔργαworksσουof youκαὶandτὸνtheκόπονlaborσουof youκαὶandτὴνtheὑπομονήνenduranceσουof youκαὶandὅτιthatοὐnotδύνῃyou are ableβαστάσαιto tolerateκακοὺςevil onesκαὶAndἐπείρασαςyou have testedτοὺςthoseλέγονταςsayingἑαυτοὺςthemselvesειναιto beἀποστόλουςapostlesκαὶandοὐκnotεἰσίν,are,καὶandεὗρεςyou have foundαὐτοὺςthemψευδεῖς.false.
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καὶandὑπομονὴνperseveranceἔχειςyou haveκαὶandἐβάστασαςenduredκαὶandδιὰfor the sake ofτὸtheὄνομάnameμουof Meκεκοπίακαςhave labouredκαὶandοὐnotκέκμηκας.have grown weary.
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ἀλλ᾽ButἔχωI haveκατὰagainstσοῦyouὅτιthatτὴνtheἀγάπηνloveσουof youτὴνtheπρώτηνfirstἀφῆκες.you have abandoned.
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μνημόνευεdo rememberοὖνthereforeπόθενfrom whereπέπτωκας,you have fallen,καὶandμετανόησονdo repentκαὶandτὰtheπρῶταfirstἔργαworksποίησον·do perform;εἰlestδὲthenμή,except,ἔρχομαίI am comingσοιto youτάχειwith speedκαὶandκινήσωI will removeτὴνtheλυχνίανlampstandσουof youἐκout ofτοῦtheτόπουplaceαὐτῆς,of it,ἐὰνonlyμὴunlessμετανοήσῃς.you shall repent.
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ἀλλὰButτοῦτοthisἔχειςyou haveὅτιthatμισεῖςyou hateτὰtheἔργαworksτῶνof theΝικολαϊτῶνNicolaitansἃwhichκἀγὼI myself alsoμισῶ.hate.
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ὁThe oneἔχωνhavingοὖςan earἀκουσάτωhe should hearτίwhatτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritλέγειsaysταῖςto theἐκκλησίαις·churches;τῷTo the oneνικῶντιovercomingδώσωI will giveαὐτῷto himφαγεῖνto eatἐκofτοῦtheξύλουtreeτῆςtheζωῆςof lifeὅwhichἐστινisἐνinμέσῶmidstτῷtheπαραδείσῳparadiseτοῦtheθεοῦof Godμου.¶of mine.
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ΚαὶAndτῷto theἀγγέλῳangelτῆςof theἐνinΣμύρνῃSmyrnaἐκκλησίαςchurchγράψον·do write:τάδεThese thingsλέγειsaysὁtheπρῶτοςFirstκαὶandὁtheἔσχατος,Last,ὃςwhoἐγένετοbecameνεκρὸςdeadκαὶandἔζησεν·came to life;
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οἶδάI knowσουyourτὰtheἔργαworksκαὶandτὴνtheθλῖψινtribulationκαὶandτὴνtheπτωχείαν,poverty —ἀλλὰbutπλούσιοςrichδὲnowεἶ,you are —καὶandτὴνtheβλασφημίανslanderἐκfromτῶνthoseλεγόντωνclaimingἸουδαίουςJewsεἶναιto beἑαυτοὺςthemselvesκαὶandοὐκnotεἰσίν,are,ἀλλὰbutσυναγωγὴa synagogueτοῦtheσατανᾶ.of Satan.
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μηδὲνnothingφοβοῦdo fearἃwhatμέλλειςyou are aboutπάσχειν·to suffer;ἰδοὺBeholdδήindeedμέλλειis aboutβάλλεινto castὁtheδιάβολοςdevilἐξsome ofὑμῶνyouεἰςintoφυλακὴνprisonἵναso thatπειρασθῆτε,you may be tested,καὶandἕξετεyou will haveθλῖψινtribulationἡμερῶνfor daysδέκα.ten.γίνουdo beπιστὸςfaithfulἄχριuntoθανάτου,death,καὶandδώσωI will giveσοιto youτὸνtheστέφανονcrownτῆςtheζωῆς.of life.
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ὁThe oneἔχωνhavingοὖςan earἀκουσάτωhe should hearτίwhatτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritλέγειsaysταῖςto theἐκκλησίαις·churches;ὁThe oneνικῶνovercomingοὐcertainlyμὴnotἀδικηθῇmay be injuredἐκbyτοῦtheθανάτουdeathτοῦtheδευτέρου.¶second.
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ΚαὶAndτῷto theἀγγέλῳangelτῆςof theἐνinΠεργάμῳPergamumἐκκλησίαςchurchγράψον·do write:τάδεThese thingsλέγειsaysὁthe Oneἔχωνhavingτὴνtheῥομφαίανswordτὴνtheδίστομονtwo-edgedτὴνtheὀξεῖαν·sharp;
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οἶδαI knowτὰtheἔργαworksσου,of youκαὶandποῦwhereκατοικεῖς,you dwell,ὅπουwhereὁtheθρόνοςthroneτοῦtheσατανᾶ,of Satan is,καὶandκρατεῖςyou hold fast toτὸtheὄνομάnameμουof Meκαὶandοὐκnotἠρνήσωyou have deniedτὴνtheπίστινfaithμουof MineκαὶevenἐνinταῖςtheἡμέραιςdaysἐνinαἷςwhichἈντιπᾶςof Antipasὁtheμάρτυςwitnessμουof Mineὁtheπιστόςfaithful oneμου,of Mineὃςwhoἀπεκτάνθηwas killedπαρ᾽amongὑμῖνyouὅπουwhereὁtheσατανᾶςSatanκατοικεῖ.dwells.
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ἀλλ᾽ButἔχωI haveκατὰagainstσοῦyouὀλίγαa few thingsὅτιbecauseἔχειςyou haveἐκεῖsome thereκρατοῦνταςholdingτὴνtheδιδαχὴνteachingΒαλαάμ,of Balaam,ὃςwhoἐδίδασκενwas teachingἕνinτῷtheΒαλὰκBalakβαλεῖνto castσκάνδαλονa snareἐνώπιονbeforeτῶνtheυἱῶνsonsἸσραὴλof Israelκαὶandφαγεῖνto eatεἰδωλόθυταidol-sacrificesκαὶandπορνεῦσαι.to commit sexual immorality.
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οὕτωςSoἔχειςhaveκαὶalsoσὺyou yourselfκρατοῦνταςsome holdingτὴνtheδιδαχὴνteachingτῶνof theΝικολαϊτῶνNicolaitansὁμοίως.likewise.
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μετανόησονdo repentοὖν·therefore!εἰlestδὲthenμή,exceptἔρχομαίI am comingσοιto youταχὺquicklyκαὶandπολεμήσωI will make warμετ᾽againstαὐτῶνthemἐνwithτῇtheῥομφαίᾳswordτοῦof theστόματόςmouthμου.of Mine.
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ὁThe oneἔχωνhavingοὖςan earἀκουσάτωhe should hearτίwhatτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritλέγειsaysταῖςto theἐκκλησίαις·churches;τῷTo the oneνικῶντιovercomingδώσωI will giveαὐτῷto himφαγεῖνto eatἀπὸfromτοῦtheμάνναmannaτοῦwhichκεκρυμμένουhiddenκαὶandδώσωI will giveαὐτῷto himψῆφονstoneλευκήν,white,καὶandἐπὶonτὴνtheψῆφονstoneὄνομαa nameκαινὸνnewγεγραμμένονwrittenὃwhichοὐδεὶςno oneοἶδενknowsεἰonlyμὴexceptὁthe oneλαμβάνων.¶receiving it.
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ΚαὶAndτῷto theἀγγέλῳangelτῆςof theἐνinΘυατείροιςThyatiraἐκκλησίαςchurchγράψον·do write:τάδεThese thingsλέγειsaysὁtheυἱὸςSonτοῦtheθεοῦ,of God,ὁthe Oneἔχωνhavingτοὺςtheὀφθαλμοὺςeyesαὐτοῦof Himὡςlikeφλόγαa flameπυρὸςof fireκαὶandοἱtheπόδεςfeetαὐτοῦof Himὅμοιοιlikeχαλκολιβάνῳ·as burnished bronze;
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οἶδάI knowσουyourτὰtheἔργαworksκαὶandτὴνtheἀγάπηνloveκαὶandτὴνtheπίστινfaithκαὶandτὴνtheδιακονίανserviceκαὶandτὴνtheὑπομονήνperseveranceσουof youκαὶandτὰtheἔργαworksσουof youκαὶandτὰtheἔσχαταlatterπλείοναare greaterτῶνthan theπρώτων.first.
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ἀλλ᾽ButἔχωI haveκατὰagainstσοῦyouὀλίγαfew thingsὅτιthatἀφεῖςyou permitτὴνtheγυναῖκαwomanσοῦof youἸεζάβελ,Jezebel,ἡthe oneλέγουσαcallingἑαυτὴνherselfπροφῆτινa prophetessκαὶandδιδάσκειshe teachesκαὶandπλανᾷshe misleadsτοὺςtheἐμοὺςMyδούλουςservantsπορνεῦσαιto commit sexual immoralityκαὶandφαγεῖνto eatεἰδωλόθυτα.idol-sacrifices.
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καὶAndἔδωκαI have givenαὐτῇto herχρόνονtimeἵναthatμετανοήσῃshe may repentκαὶandοὐnotθέλειshe is willingμετανοῆσαιto repentἐκofτῆςtheπορνείαςsexual immoralityαὐτῆς.of her.
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ἰδοὺBeholdἐγὼI myselfβάλλωI castαὐτὴνherεἰςintoκλίνηνa sickbedκαὶandτοὺςthoseμοιχεύονταςcommitting adulteryμετ᾽withαὐτῆςherεἰςintoθλῖψινtribulationμεγάλην,great,ἐὰνonlyμὴunlessμετανοήσωσινthey shall repentἐκofτῶνtheἔργωνdeedsαὐτῆς.of her.
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καὶAndτὰtheτέκναchildrenαὐτῆςof herἀποκτενῶI will killἐνwithθανάτῳ,death,καὶandγνώσονταιwill knowπᾶσαιallαἱtheἐκκλησίαιchurchesὅτιthatἐγώI myselfεἰμιamὁthe Oneἐραυνῶνsearchingνεφροὺςaffectionsκαὶandκαρδίας,hearts,καὶandδώσωI will giveὑμῖνof youἑκάστῳto eachκατὰaccording toτὰtheἔργαworksὑμῶν.of you.
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ὑμῖνTo youδὲhoweverλέγωI sayτοῖςto theλοιποῖςrestτοῖςof thoseἐνinΘυατείροις,Thyatira,ὅσοιas many asοὐκnotἔχουσινhaveτὴνtheδιδαχὴνteachingταύτην,this,καὶandοἵτινεςwhoοὐκnotἔγνωσανhave knownτὰtheβαθέαdeepsτοῦtheσατανᾶof Satanὡςasλέγουσιν·they say:οὐNotβάλλωI do castἐφ᾽uponὑμᾶςyouἄλλοany otherβάρος,burden,
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πλὴνButὃto whatἔχετεyou haveκρατήσατεdo hold fastἄχριςuntilοὗwhich timeἂνmaybeἥξω.I may come.
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καὶAndὁthe oneνικῶνovercomingκαὶandὁwhoτηρῶνis keepingἄχριuntilτέλουςthe endτὰtheἔργαworksμου,of Mine,δώσωI will giveαὐτῷto himἐξουσίανauthorityἐπὶoverτῶνtheἐθνῶν·nations;
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καὶandποιμανεῖhe will shepherdαὐτοὺςthemἐνwithῥάβδῳa rodσιδηρᾷ,of iron,ὡςasτὰtheσκεύηvessels ofτὰtheκεραμικὰpotterσυντρίβεταιare broken in pieces
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καὶ28 AndδώσωI will giveαὐτῷto himτὸνtheἀστέραstarτὸνtheπρωϊνόν.morning.
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ὁThe oneἔχωνhavingοὖςan earἀκουσάτωhe should hearτίwhatτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritλέγειsaysταῖςto theἐκκλησίαις.¶churches.

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