启示录 2

给以弗所教会的信

1 “你要写信给以弗所教会的使者，说：‘那右手拿着七颗星，在七个金灯台中间行走的这样说： 2 我知道你的行为、劳碌、忍耐，也知道你不容忍恶人。你也曾察验那自称为使徒却不是使徒的，看出他们是假的。 3 你能忍耐，曾为我的名劳苦而不困倦。 4 然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心抛弃了。 5 所以你要回想你是从哪里坠落的，并且要悔改，做起初所做的工作。你若不悔改，我要到你那里去，把你的灯台从原处挪去。 6 然而你还有一件可取的事，就是你恨恶尼哥拉派的行为，这种行为也是我所恨恶的。 7 凡有耳朵的都应当听圣灵向众教会所说的话。得胜的，我必将上帝乐园中生命树的果子赐给他吃。’”

给士每拿教会的信

8 “你要写信给士每拿教会的使者，说：‘那首先的、末后的，死过又活了的这样说： 9 我知道你的患难和贫穷—其实你却是富足的，也知道那自称是犹太人的所说毁谤的话，其实他们不是犹太人，而是撒但会堂的人。 10 你将要受的苦，你不用怕。看哪！魔鬼要把你们中间几个人下在监里，使你们受考验，你们要遭受苦难十日。你务要至死忠心，我就赐给你那生命的冠冕。 11 凡有耳朵的都应当听圣灵向众教会所说的话。得胜的必不受第二次死的害。’”

给别迦摩教会的信

12 “你要写信给别迦摩教会的使者，说：‘那有两刃利剑的这样说： 13 我知道你的居所，就是有撒但座位之处；当我忠心的见证人安提帕在你们中间，在撒但所住的地方被杀之时，你还坚守我的名，没有否认对我的信仰。 14 然而，有几件事我要责备你，就是在你那里有人服从了巴兰的教训；这巴兰曾教唆巴勒将绊脚石放在以色列人面前，使他们吃祭过偶像之物，并且犯淫乱。 15 同样，你那里也有人服从了尼哥拉派的教训。 16 所以，你当悔改；若不悔改，我很快就到你那里来，用我口中的剑攻击他们。 17 凡有耳朵的都应当听圣灵向众教会所说的话。得胜的，我必将那隐藏的吗哪赐给他，并赐他一块白石，石上写着新的名字，除了那领受的以外，没有人认识。’”

给推雅推喇教会的信

18 “你要写信给推雅推喇教会的使者，说：‘上帝的儿子，那位眼睛如火焰、双脚像发亮的铜的这样说： 19 我知道你的行为：爱心、信心、勤劳、忍耐；又知道你末后所行的善事比起初所行的更多。 20 然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你容忍那自称是先知的妇人耶洗别教唆我的仆人，引诱他们犯淫乱，吃祭过偶像之物。 21 我曾给她悔改的机会，她却不肯悔改她的淫行。 22 看吧，我要使她病倒在床上。那些与她犯奸淫的人若不悔改他们的行为，我也要使他们同受大患难。 23 我又要杀死她的儿女，众教会就知道，我是那察看人肺腑心肠的，我要照你们的行为报应各人。 24 至于你们其余的推雅推喇人，就是一切不随从这教训，不明白他们所谓撒但深奥之理的人，我告诉你们，我不会再把别的担子放在你们身上。 25 你们只要持守那已经有的，直到我来。 26 那得胜又遵守我命令到底的， 我要赐给他权柄制伏列国；

27 他必用铁杖管辖他们， 如同打碎陶器，

28 像我也从我父领受了权柄一样。我又要把晨星赐给他。 29 凡有耳朵的都应当听圣灵向众教会所说的话。’”

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.