NASB — Revelation 2 — KJV

Message to Ephesus

1 “To the angel° of the church° in aEphesus° write°:

The One who holds° bthe seven° stars° in His right° hand°, the One who walks° Icamong°° the seven° golden° lampstands°, says° this°:

[1] ILit in the middle of aRv 1:11 bRv 1:16 cRv 1:12f

2aI know° your deeds° and your toil° and Iperseverance°, and that you cannot°° tolerate° evil° men°, and you bput° to the test° those° who call° themselves° capostles°, and they are not, and you found° them [to be] false°; 3 and you have° Iperseverance° and have endured° afor My name’s° sake°, and have not grown° weary°. 4 But I have° [this] against° you, that you have aleft° your first° love°. 5 Therefore° remember° from where° you have fallen°, and arepent° and bdo° the Ideeds° you did at first°; or° else° I am coming° to you and will remove° your clampstand° out of its place°—unless°° you repent°. 6 Yet° this° you do have°, that you hate° the deeds° of the aNicolaitans°, which° I also° hate°. 7 aHe who has° an ear°, let him hear° what° the Spirit° says° to the churches°. bTo him who overcomes°, I will grant° to eat° of cthe tree° of life° which° is in the dParadise° of God°.’

[2] IOr steadfastness aRv 2:19; 3:1, 8, 15 bJn 6:6; 1 Jn 4:1 c2Co 11:13
[3] IV 2, note 1 aJn 15:21
[4] aJr 2:2; Mt 24:12
[5] ILit first deeds aRv 2:16, 22; 3:3, 19 bHe 10:32; Rv 2:2 cMt 5:14ff; Php 2:15; Rv 1:20
[6] aRv 2:15
[7] aMt 11:15; Rv 2:11, 17; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9 bRv 2:11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7 cGn 2:9; 3:22; Pv 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Rv 22:2, 14 dEzk 28:13; 31:8f; Lk 23:43

Message to Smyrna

8“And to the angel° of the church° in aSmyrna° write°:

bThe first° and the last°, who° Icwas dead°, and has come to life°, says° this°:

[8] ILit became aRv 1:11 bIs 44:6; 48:12; Rv 1:17; 22:13 cRv 1:18

9‘I know° your atribulation° and your bpoverty° (but you are brich°), and the blasphemy° by those° who csay° they are Jews° and are not, but are a synagogue° of dSatan°. 10 Do not fear° what° you are about° to suffer°. Behold°, the devil° is about° to cast° some of you into prison°, so° that you will be atested°, and you will have° tribulation° bfor ten° days°. IBe cfaithful° until° death°, and I will give° you dthe crown° of life°. 11 aHe who has° an ear°, let him hear° what° the Spirit° says° to the churches°. bHe who overcomes° will not be hurt° by the csecond° death°.’

[9] aRv 1:9 b2Co 6:10; 8:9; Jm 2:5 cRv 3:9 dMt 4:10; Rv 2:13, 24
[10] IOr Prove yourself faithful aRv 3:10; 13:14ff bDn 1:12, 14 cRv 2:13; 12:11; 17:14 d1Co 9:25; Rv 3:11
[11] aMt 11:15; Rv 2:7, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9 bRv 2:7, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7 cRv 20:6, 14; 21:8

Message to Pergamum

12“And to the angel° of the church° in aPergamum° write°:

The One who has° bthe sharp° two-edged° sword° says° this°:

[12] aRv 1:11 bRv 1:16; 2:16

13‘I know° where° you dwell°, where° aSatan’s° throne° is; and you hold° fast° My name°, and did not deny° bMy faith° even° in the days° of Antipas°, My cwitness°, My dfaithful° one°, who° was killed° among° you, ewhere° Satan° dwells°. 14 But aI have° a few° things° against° you, because° you have° there° some who hold° the bteaching° of Balaam°, who° kept teaching° Balak° to put° a stumbling° block° before° the sons° of Israel°, cto eat° things° sacrificed° to idols° and to commit° [acts of] immorality°. 15 So° you also° have° some who in the same° way° hold° the teaching° of the aNicolaitans°. 16 Therefore° arepent°; or° else° bI am coming° to you quickly°, and I will make° war° against° them with cthe sword° of My mouth°. 17 aHe who has° an ear°, let him hear° what° the Spirit° says° to the churches°. aTo him who overcomes°, to him I will give° [some] of the hidden° bmanna°, and I will give° him a white° stone°, and a cnew° name° written° on the stone° dwhich° no° one° knows° but he who receives° it.’

[13] aMt 4:10; Rv 2:24 b1Ti 5:8; Rv 14:12 cAc 22:20; Rv 1:5; 11:3; 17:6 dRv 2:10; 12:11; 17:14 eRv 2:9
[14] aRv 2:20 bNu 31:16; 2P 2:15 cNu 25:1f; Ac 15:29; 1Co 10:20; Rv 2:20
[15] aRv 2:6
[16] aRv 2:5 bRv 22:7, 20 c2Th 2:8; Rv 1:16
[17] aRv 2:7 bEx 16:33; Jn 6:49f cIs 56:5; 62:2; 65:15 dRv 14:3; 19:12

Message to Thyatira

18“And to the angel° of the church° in aThyatira° write°:

bThe Son° of God°, cwho has° Ieyes° like° a flame° of fire°, and His feet° are like° burnished° bronze°, says° this°:

[18] ILit His eyes aRv 1:11; 2:24 bMt 4:3 cRv 1:14f

19aI know° your deeds°, and your love° and faith° and service° and Iperseverance°, and that your IIdeeds° of late° are greater° than IIIat first°. 20 But aI have° [this] against° you, that you tolerate° the woman° bJezebel°, who calls° herself° a prophetess°, and she teaches° and leads° My bond-servants° astray° so that they ccommit° [acts of] immorality° and eat° things° sacrificed° to idols°. 21 aI gave° her time° to repent°, and she bdoes not want° to repent° of her immorality°. 22 Behold°, I will throw° her Ion a bed° [of sickness], and those° who acommit° adultery° with her into great° tribulation°, unless°° they repent° of IIher deeds°. 23 And I will kill° her children° with Ipestilence°, and all° the churches° will know° that I am° He who asearches° the IIminds° and hearts°; and bI will give° to each° one° of you according° to your deeds°. 24 But I say° to you, the rest° who are in aThyatira°, who° do not hold° this° teaching°, who° have not known° the bdeep° things° of Satan°, as they call° them—I cplace° no° other° burden° on you. 25 Nevertheless° awhat° you have°, hold° fast° buntil° I come°. 26 aHe who overcomes°, and he who keeps° My deeds° buntil° the end°, cTO HIM I WILL GIVE° AUTHORITY° OVER° THE INATIONS°; 27 AND HE SHALL IaRULE° THEM WITH A ROD° OF IRON°, bAS THE VESSELS° OF THE POTTER° ARE BROKEN° TO PIECES°, as I also° have received° [authority] from My Father°; 28 and I will give° him athe morning° star°. 29 aHe who has° an ear°, let him hear° what° the Spirit° says° to the churches°.’

[19] IOr steadfastness IILit last deeds IIILit the first aRv 2:2
[20] aRv 2:14 b1K 16:31; 21:25; 2K 9:7, 22, 30 cAc 15:29; 1Co 10:20; Rv 2:14
[21] aRo 2:4; 2P 3:9 bRo 2:5; Rv 9:20f; 16:9, 11
[22] ILit into IIOne early ms reads their aRv 17:2; 18:9
[23] ILit death IILit kidneys, i.e. inner man aPs 7:9; 26:2; 139:1; Jr 11:20; 17:10; Mt 16:27; Lk 16:15; Ac 1:24; Ro 8:27 bPs 62:12
[24] aRv 2:18 b1Co 2:10 cAc 15:28
[25] aRv 3:11 bJn 21:22
[26] IOr Gentiles aRv 2:7 bMt 10:22; He 3:6 cPs 2:8; Rv 3:21; 20:4
[27] ILit shepherd aPs 2:9; Rv 12:5; 19:15 bIs 30:14; Jr 19:11
[28] a1 Jn 3:2; Rv 22:16
[29] aRv 2:7


New American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the Churches of Ephesus,

1Unto the² angelº of the² churchº of Ephesusº write;ºª These thingsº saithºª he that holdethºª the² sevenº starsº inº his¹² right hand,º who¹ walkethºª inº the midstº of the² sevenº goldenº candlesticks;º 2 I knowºª thyº works,º andº thyº labour,º andº thyº patience,º andº howº thou canstºª notº bearºª them which are evil:º andº thou hast triedºª them which sayºª they areºª apostles,º andº areºª not,º andº hast foundºª themº liars:º 3 Andº hast borne,ºª andº hastºª patience,º andº for¹ª my¹ name's sakeºº² hast laboured,ºª andº hast¹ª notº fainted.ºª 4 Neverthelessº I haveºª [somewhat] againstº thee,º becauseº thou hast leftºª thyº firstº love.º 5 Rememberºª thereforeº from whenceº thou art fallen,ºª andº repent,ºª andº doºª the² firstº works;º or elseº I will comeºª unto theeº quickly,¹² andº will removeºª thyº candlestickº out ofº his¹² place,º exceptº thou repent.ºª 6 Butº thisº thou hast,ºª thatº thou hatestºª the² deedsº of the² Nicolaitans,º whichº I alsoº hate.ºª 7 He that hathºª an ear,º let him hearºª whatº the² Spiritº saithºª unto the² churches;º To himº that overcomethºª will I giveºª to eatºª ofº the² treeº of life,º whichº isºª inº the midstº of the² paradiseº of God.º

[1] Ezk 28:13; Mt 18:20; 28:20; Jn 5:35; Rv 1:11, 12, 16, 20; 2:8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14; 8:10; 12:1.
[2] Ps 1:6; Mt 7:23; 2Co 11:13; Ga 1:7; Ep 4:14; 1Th 1:3; 5:21; 2Ti 2:19; He 6:10; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 2:21; 4:1; Rv 2:6, 9, 13, 14, 19, 20; 3:1, 8, 15.
[3] Ps 37:7; 69:7; Mi 7:9; Mk 15:21; Lk 8:15; 14:27; 18:1; 21:19; Ro 2:7; 5:3; 8:25; 12:12; 15:4; 16:12; 1Co 13:7; 16:16; 2Co 4:1, 16; 5:9; 6:5; 10:15; 11:23; Ga 6:2, 9; Php 2:16; 4:3; Col 1:11; 1Th 1:3; 2:9; 5:12; 2Th 3:5, 8, 13; 1Ti 4:10; 5:17; He 6:10, 12, 15; 10:36; 12:1, 3; 13:13; Jm 1:3; 5:7; 2P 1:6; Rv 1:9; 3:10.
[4] Jr 2:2; Mt 24:12; Php 1:9; 3:13; 1Th 4:9; 2Th 1:3; He 6:10; Rv 2:14, 20; 3:14.
[5] Is 1:26; 14:12; Jr 2:2; Ezk 16:61; 20:43; 36:31; Ho 9:10; 14:1; Mal 3:4; 4:6; Mt 21:41; 24:48; Mk 12:9; Lk 1:17; 12:45; 20:16; Ac 17:30; Ga 5:4; 2P 1:12; Jde 1:24; Rv 2:16, 19, 21; 3:2, 3, 19; 9:20; 16:9.
[6] 2Ch 19:2; Ps 26:5; 101:3; 139:21; 2Jn 1:9; Rv 2:14.
[7] Gn 2:9; 3:22; Pv 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Mt 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mk 7:16; Lk 23:43; Jn 16:33; 1Co 2:10; 12:4; 2Co 12:4; 1Jn 5:4; Rv 2:11, 17, 26, 29; 3:5, 6, 12, 13, 21, 22; 12:10; 13:9; 14:13; 15:2; 21:7; 22:2, 14, 17.

Smyrna,

8 Andº unto the² angelº of the² churchº in Smyrnaº write;ºª These thingsº saithºª the² firstº andº the² last,º whichº wasºª dead,º andº is alive;ºª 9 I knowºª thyº works,º andº tribulation,º andº poverty,º (butº thou artºª rich)º andº [I know] the² blasphemyº of them which¹ sayºª theyº areºª Jews,º andº areºª not,º butº [are] the synagogueº of Satan.º 10 Fearºªª noneº of those things whichº thou shaltºª suffer:ºª behold,ºª the² devilº shallºª castºª [some] ofº youº intoº prison,º thatº ye may be tried;ºª andº ye shall haveºª tribulationº tenº days:º be² thou¹ª faithfulº untoº death,º andº I will giveºª theeº a crownº of life.º 11 He that hathºª an ear,º let him hearºª whatº the² Spiritº saithºª unto the² churches;º He that overcomethºª shall¹ª notº be hurtºª ofº the² secondº death.º

[8] Rv 1:8, 11, 17; 2:1.
[9] Lk 4:18; 6:20; 12:21; 22:65; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; 26:11; Ro 2:17, 28; 5:3; 8:35; 9:6; 12:12; 2Co 6:10; 8:2, 9; 1Th 3:4; 2Th 1:6; 1Ti 1:13; 6:18; Jm 2:5; Rv 2:2; 3:9, 17; 7:14.
[10] Dn 3:16; Hab 2:3; Mt 10:22, 28; 24:13; Mk 8:35; 13:13; Lk 12:4; 21:12, 16; Jn 12:25; 13:2, 27; Ac 20:24; 21:13; Ep 2:2; 6:12; 2Ti 4:7; Jm 1:12; 1P 1:6; 5:4, 8; Rv 2:9; 3:11; 12:9, 11; 13:2, 7, 15.
[11] Rv 2:7; 13:9; 20:6, 14; 21:8.

Pergamos,

12 Andº to the² angelº of the² churchº inº Pergamosº write;ºª These thingsº saithºª he which hathºª the² sharpº swordº with two edges;º 13 I knowºª thyº works,º andº whereº thou dwellest,ºª [even] whereº Satan'sº seatº [is]: andº thou holdest fastºª myº name,º andº hast¹ª notº deniedºª myº faith,º evenº inº those daysº whereinºº Antipasº [was] myº faithfulº martyr,º whoº was slainºª amongº you,º whereº Satanº dwelleth.ºª 14 Butº I haveºª a few thingsº againstº thee,º becauseº thou hastºª thereº them that holdºª the² doctrineº of Balaam,º whoº taughtº¹ª Balacº to castºª a stumblingblockº beforeº the² childrenº of Israel,º to eatºª things sacrificed unto idols,º andº to commit fornication.ºª 15 Soº hastºª thouº alsoº them that holdºª the² doctrineº of the² Nicolaitans,º which thingº I hate.ºª 16 Repent;ºª or elseº I will comeºª unto theeº quickly,º andº will fightºª againstº themº withº the² swordº of myº mouth.º 17 He that hathºª an ear,º let him hearºª whatº the² Spiritº saithºª unto the² churches;º To himº that overcomethºª will I giveºª to eatºª ofº the² hiddenºª² manna,º andº will giveºª himº a whiteº stone,º andº inº the² stoneº a newº nameº written,ºª whichº no manº knowethºª savingº he that receivethºª [it].

[12] Is 11:4; He 4:12; Rv 1:11, 16; 2:1, 16; 19:15, 21.
[13] Mt 10:23; 24:9; Lk 21:17; Ac 9:14; 22:20; 1Th 5:21; 1Ti 5:8; 2Ti 1:13; 2:12; He 3:6; 10:23; Jm 2:7; Jde 1:3; Rv 2:2, 9, 24, 25; 3:3, 8, 9, 11.
[14] Nu 24:14; 25:1; 31:8, 16; Jsh 24:9; Is 57:14; Jr 6:21; Ezk 3:20; 44:12; Mt 18:7; Ac 15:20, 29; 21:25; Ro 9:32; 11:9; 14:13, 21; 1Co 1:23; 6:13; 7:2; 8:4, 9; 10:18; He 13:4; 1P 2:8; 2P 2:15; Jde 1:11; Rv 2:4, 20; 21:8; 22:15.
[15] Rv 2:6.
[16] Is 11:4; 49:2; Ac 17:30; Ep 6:17; 2Th 2:8; Rv 1:16; 2:5, 12, 21; 3:19; 16:9; 19:15, 21.
[17] Ps 25:14; 36:8; Pv 3:32; 14:10; Is 56:4; 65:13, 15; Mt 13:11; Jn 4:32; 6:48; 1Co 2:14; Col 3:3; Rv 2:7, 11; 3:6, 12, 13, 22; 19:12.

Thyatira: and what is commended, or found wanting in them.

18 Andº unto the² angelº of the² churchº inº Thyatiraº write;ºª These thingsº saithºª the² Sonº of God,º who¹ hathºª his¹² eyesº like¹ unto² a flameº of fire,º andº his¹² feetº [are] likeº fine brass;º 19 I knowºª thyº works,º andº charity,º andº service,º andº faith,º andº thyº patience,º andº thyº works;º andº the² lastº [to be] more² than¹ the² first.º 20 Notwithstandingº I haveºª a few thingsº againstº thee,º becauseº thou sufferestºª that womanº Jezebel,º which¹ callethºª herselfº a prophetess,º to teachºª andº to seduceºª myº servantsº to commit fornication,ºª andº to eatºª things sacrificed unto idols.º 21 Andº I gaveºª herº spaceº toº repentºª ofº her¹² fornication;º andº she repentedºª not.º 22 Behold,ºª Iº will castºª herº intoº a bed,º andº them that commit adulteryºª withº herº intoº greatº tribulation,º exceptº they repentºª ofº their¹² deeds.º 23 Andº I will killºª her¹² childrenº withº death;º andº allº the² churchesº shall knowºª thatº Iº amºª he which¹ searchethºª the reinsº andº hearts:º andº I will giveºª unto every oneº of youº according² to¹ yourº works.º 24 Butº unto youº I say,ºª andº unto the restº inº Thyatira,º as many asº haveºª notº thisº doctrine,º andº whichº have¹ª notº knownºª the² depthsº of Satan,º asº they speak;ºª I will putºª uponº youº noneº otherº burden.º 25 Butº that whichº ye haveºª [already] hold fastºª tillº¹ I² come.ººª 26 Andº he that overcometh,ºª andº keepethºª myº worksº untoº the end,º to himº will I giveºª powerº overº the² nations:º 27 Andº he shall ruleºª themº withº a rodº of iron;º asº the² vesselsº of a potterº shall they be broken to shivers:ºª even¹ª asº Iº receivedºª ofº myº Father.º 28 Andº I will giveºª himº the² morningº star.º 29 He that hathºª an ear,º let him hearºª whatº the² Spiritº saithºª unto the² churches.º

[18] Ps 2:7; Mt 3:17; 4:3; 17:5; 27:54; Lk 1:35; Jn 1:14, 49; 3:16, 18, 35; 5:25; 10:36; Ac 8:37; Ro 1:4; 8:32; Rv 1:11, 14; 2:1.
[19] Jb 17:9; Ps 92:14; Pv 4:18; Jn 15:2; 1Co 13:1; Col 3:14; 1Th 3:6; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5; 1P 4:8; 2P 1:7; 3:18; Rv 2:2, 3, 4, 9, 13.
[20] Ex 34:15; Nu 25:1; 1K 16:31; 17:4, 13; 19:1; 21:7, 23; 2K 9:7, 30; Ac 15:20, 29; 1Co 8:10; 10:18, 28; Rv 2:4, 14.
[21] Jr 8:4; Ro 2:4; 9:22; 1P 3:20; 2P 3:9, 15; Rv 9:20.
[22] Jr 36:3; Ezk 16:37; 18:30; 23:29, 45; 33:11; Zp 3:7; Lk 13:3, 5; 2Co 12:21; 2Ti 2:25; Rv 17:2; 18:3, 9; 19:18.
[23] Dt 13:11; 17:13; 19:20; 21:21; 1S 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; 29:17; 2Ch 6:30; Ps 7:9; 44:21; 62:12; Is 3:10; Jr 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; Zp 1:11; Mt 16:27; Jn 2:24; 21:17; Ac 1:24; Ro 2:5; 8:27; 14:12; 2Co 5:10; Ga 6:5; He 4:13; 1P 1:17; Rv 2:7, 11; 6:8; 20:12.
[24] Ac 15:28; 2Co 2:11; 11:3, 13; Ep 6:11; 2Th 2:9; Rv 12:9; 13:14.
[25] Jn 14:3; 21:22; Ac 11:28; Ro 12:9; 1Co 4:5; 11:26; 1Th 5:21; He 3:6; 4:14; 10:23; 2P 3:10; Rv 1:7; 3:3, 11; 22:7, 20.
[26] Ps 49:14; Dn 7:18, 22, 27; Mt 19:28; 24:13; Lk 8:13; 22:29; Jn 6:29; 8:31; Ro 2:7; 8:37; 1Co 6:3; 1Th 3:5; He 10:38; Jm 2:20; 1Jn 2:19; 3:23; 5:5; Rv 2:7, 11, 17; 3:5, 12, 21; 20:4; 21:7; 22:5.
[27] Ps 2:8; 49:14; 149:5; Dn 7:22; Mt 11:27; Lk 22:29; Jn 17:24; Rv 12:5; 19:15.
[28] Lk 1:78; 2P 1:19; Rv 22:16.
[29] Rv 2:7.


KJV 1769 King James Bible Authorized Version (Student's Edition)
©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved.
For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries
Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map
©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved.
For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp].

Revelation 2 Top of NASB New American Standard Bible KJV King James Version Red-Letter Strong's Concordance Numbers Cross References & Footnotes


 ChatBible.com  |  Lexicon & Concordance  |  1611Bible.com 
 Download  |  Contact  |  About  | Become a fan.