2:1 |
tNIV | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:. | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:. |
2:2 |
tNIV | I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. | I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. | I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. |
2:4 |
tNIV | Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. | Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your the love you had at first love. | Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your the love you had at first love. |
2:5 |
tNIV | Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. | Remember the height from which Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. | Remember the height from which Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. |
2:7 |
NIV2011 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him those who overcomes are victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him the one who overcomes is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. |
2:9 |
tNIV | I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. | I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. | I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. |
2:10 |
tNIV | Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. | Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the life as your victor’s crown of life. | Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the life as your victor’s crown of life. |
2:11 |
NIV2011 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He Those who overcomes are victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He The one who overcomes is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death. |
2:13 |
tNIV | I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. | I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. | I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. |
2:14 |
tNIV | Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality. | Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and by committing committed sexual immorality. | Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and by committing committed sexual immorality. |
2:15 |
tNIV | Likewise you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. | Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. | Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. |
2:17 |
NIV2011 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him those who overcomes are victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him each of them a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him the one who receives it. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him the one who overcomes is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him the one who receives it. |
2:20 |
tNIV | Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. | Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. | Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. |
2:24 |
tNIV | Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets (I will not impose any other burden on you): | Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, (‘I will not impose any other burden on you):, | Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, (‘I will not impose any other burden on you):, |
2:25 |
tNIV | Only hold on to what you have until I come. | Only except to hold on to what you have until I come.’ | Only except to hold on to what you have until I come.’ |
2:26 |
NIV2011 | To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— | To him those who overcomes are victorious and does do my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— | To him the one who overcomes is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— |
2:27 |
NIV2011 | ‘He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery’— just as I have received authority from my Father. | they ‘He will rule them with an iron scepter; he and will dash them to pieces like pottery’— just as I have received authority from my Father. | that one ‘He will rule them with an iron scepter; he and will dash them to pieces like pottery’— just as I have received authority from my Father. |
2:28 |
NIV2011 | I will also give him the morning star. | I will also give him them the morning star. | I will also give him that one the morning star. |
2:29 |
tNIV | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | He who Whoever has an ear ears, let him them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. |