2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
2:5 (continued...) or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; (continued...)
2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
2:3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
2:2 (continued...) and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: (continued...)
2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
As of June 15, I'll be using the King James Version of the Bible. I will continue with Chapter 2 of the Revelation book.
1:20 (continued...) The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches."
1:20 "The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: (continued...)
1:19 "Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later."
1:18 "I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."
1:17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last."
1:16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
1:15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
1:14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
1:13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.
1:12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
1:11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
1:10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
1:9 (continued...) was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
