Revelation 2:1-7

To the Church in Ephesus

1 “To the angel[a] 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 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.
5 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.
6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Cross References 15

  • 1. S Acts 18:19
  • 2. Revelation 1:16
  • 3. Revelation 1:12,13
  • 4. ver 19; Rev 3:1,8,15
  • 5. 1 John 4:1
  • 6. 2 Corinthians 11:13
  • 7. S John 15:21
  • 8. Jeremiah 2:2; Matthew 24:12
  • 9. ver 16,22; Revelation 3:3,19
  • 10. Revelation 1:20
  • 11. ver 15
  • 12. S Matthew 11:15; ver 11,17,29; Rev 3:6,13,22; Revelation 13:9
  • 13. S John 16:33
  • 14. Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:22-24; Rev 22:2,14,19
  • 15. Luke 23:43

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "messenger" ; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
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