啟示錄 2

給以弗所教會的信

1 「你要寫信給以弗所教會的使者，說：『那右手拿著七顆星，在七個金燈臺中間行走的這樣說： 2 我知道你的行為、勞碌、忍耐，也知道你不容忍惡人。你也曾察驗那自稱為使徒卻不是使徒的，看出他們是假的。 3 你能忍耐，曾為我的名勞苦而不困倦。 4 然而，有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心拋棄了。 5 所以你要回想你是從哪裏墜落的，並且要悔改，做起初所做的工作。你若不悔改，我要到你那裏去，把你的燈臺從原處挪去。 6 然而你還有一件可取的事，就是你恨惡尼哥拉派的行為，這種行為也是我所恨惡的。 7 凡有耳朵的都應當聽聖靈向眾教會所說的話。得勝的，我必將上帝樂園中生命樹的果子賜給他吃。』」

給士每拿教會的信

8 「你要寫信給士每拿教會的使者，說：『那首先的、末後的，死過又活了的這樣說： 9 我知道你的患難和貧窮—其實你卻是富足的，也知道那自稱是猶太人的所說毀謗的話，其實他們不是猶太人，而是撒但會堂的人。 10 你將要受的苦，你不用怕。看哪！魔鬼要把你們中間幾個人下在監裏，使你們受考驗，你們要遭受苦難十日。你務要至死忠心，我就賜給你那生命的冠冕。 11 凡有耳朵的都應當聽聖靈向眾教會所說的話。得勝的必不受第二次死的害。』」

給別迦摩教會的信

12 「你要寫信給別迦摩教會的使者，說：『那有兩刃利劍的這樣說： 13 我知道你的居所，就是有撒但座位之處；當我忠心的見證人安提帕在你們中間，在撒但所住的地方被殺之時，你還堅守我的名，沒有否認對我的信仰。 14 然而，有幾件事我要責備你，就是在你那裏有人服從了巴蘭的教訓；這巴蘭曾教唆巴勒將絆腳石放在以色列人面前，使他們吃祭過偶像之物，並且犯淫亂。 15 同樣，你那裏也有人服從了尼哥拉派的教訓。 16 所以，你當悔改；若不悔改，我很快就到你那裏來，用我口中的劍攻擊他們。 17 凡有耳朵的都應當聽聖靈向眾教會所說的話。得勝的，我必將那隱藏的嗎哪賜給他，並賜他一塊白石，石上寫著新的名字，除了那領受的以外，沒有人認識。』」

給推雅推喇教會的信

18 「你要寫信給推雅推喇教會的使者，說：『上帝的兒子，那位眼睛如火焰、雙腳像發亮的銅的這樣說： 19 我知道你的行為：愛心、信心、勤勞、忍耐；又知道你末後所行的善事比起初所行的更多。 20 然而，有一件事我要責備你，就是你容忍那自稱是先知的婦人耶洗別教唆我的僕人，引誘他們犯淫亂，吃祭過偶像之物。 21 我曾給她悔改的機會，她卻不肯悔改她的淫行。 22 看吧，我要使她病倒在床上。那些與她犯姦淫的人若不悔改他們的行為，我也要使他們同受大患難。 23 我又要殺死她的兒女，眾教會就知道，我是那察看人肺腑心腸的，我要照你們的行為報應各人。 24 至於你們其餘的推雅推喇人，就是一切不隨從這教訓，不明白他們所謂撒但深奧之理的人，我告訴你們，我不會再把別的擔子放在你們身上。 25 你們只要持守那已經有的，直到我來。 26 那得勝又遵守我命令到底的， 我要賜給他權柄制伏列國；

27 他必用鐵杖管轄他們， 如同打碎陶器，

28 像我也從我父領受了權柄一樣。我又要把晨星賜給他。 29 凡有耳朵的都應當聽聖靈向眾教會所說的話。』」

REVELATION 2

The Letter to Ephesus

1 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Ephesus:
I am the one who holds the seven stars in my right hand, and I walk among the seven gold lampstands. Listen to what I say.
2 I know everything you have done, including your hard work and how you have endured. I know you won't put up with anyone who is evil. When some people pretended to be apostles, you tested them and found out they were liars.

3 You have endured and gone through hard times because of me, yet you have not given up.
4 But I do have something against you! And it is this: You don't have as much love as you used to. 5 Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand.

6 But there is one thing you are doing right. You hate what the Nicolaitanst are doing, and so do I.

7  t If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will let everyone who wins the victory eat from the life-giving tree in God's wonderful garden.

The Letter to Smyrna

8  t This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:
I am the first and the last. I died, but now I am alive! Listen to what I say.

9 I know how much you suffer and how poor you are, but you are rich. I also know the cruel things being said about you by people who claim to be God's people. But they are not really God's people. They are a group that belongs to Satan.

10 Don't worry about what you will suffer. The devil will throw some of you into jail, and you will be tested and made to suffer for ten days. But if you are faithful until you die, I will reward you with a glorious life.t

11  t If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Whoever wins the victory will not be hurt by the second death.t

The Letter to Pergamum

12 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:
I am the one who has the sharp double-edged sword! Listen to what I say.

13 I know you live where Satan has his throne.t But you have kept true to my name. Right there where Satan lives, my faithful witness Antipast was taken from you and put to death. Even then you did not give up your faith in me.
14  t I do have a few things against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam.t Long ago he told Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and to be immoral. 15 Now some of you are following the teaching of the Nicolaitans.t

16 Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword.

17  t If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food.t I will also give each one a white stonet with a new namet written on it. No one will know that name except the one who is given the stone.

The Letter to Thyatira

18 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:
I am the Son of God! My eyes are like flames of fire, and my feet are like bronze. Listen to what I say.
19 I know everything about you, including your love, your faith, your service, and how you have endured. I know you are doing more now than you have ever done before. 20 t But I still have something against you because of that woman Jezebel.t She calls herself a prophet, and you let her teach and mislead my servants to do immoral things and to eat food offered to idols.

21 I gave her a chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral things.
22 I am going to strike down Jezebel. Everyone who does these immoral things with her will also be punished, if they don't stop.

23 t I will even kill her followers.t Then all the churches will see that I know everyone's thoughts and feelings. I will treat each of you as you deserve.
24 Some of you in Thyatira don't follow Jezebel's teaching. You don't know anything about what her followers call the “deep secrets of Satan.” So I won't burden you down with any other commands.

25 But until I come, you must hold firmly to the teaching you have.
26  t I will give power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and keeps on obeying me until the end.

27-28 I will give each of them the same power my Father has given me. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash those nations to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star.t
29 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.