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"To the angel of the church in Ephesuswrite: The One who holds the sevenstars in His righthand, the One who walksamong* the sevengoldenlampstands, saysthis:
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'I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot*tolerateevilmen, and you put to the testthose who callthemselvesapostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;
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'Thereforeremember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; orelse I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place-unless* you repent.
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'He who has an ear, let him hearwhat the Spiritsays to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of lifewhich is in the Paradise of God.'