12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, [1] I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 [2] And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [3] one like unto the Son of man, [4] clothed with a garment down to the foot, and [5] girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14 His head and [6] his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and [7] his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 [8] And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and [9] his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 [10] And he had in his right hand seven stars: and [11] out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: [12] and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17 And [13] when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And [14] he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; [15] I am the first and the last:
18 [16] I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, [17] I am alive for evermore, Amen; and [18] have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write [19] the things which thou hast seen, [20] and the things which are, [21] and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery [22] of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, [23] and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are [24] the angels of the seven churches: and [25] the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
CHAP.II.
UNTO the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith [26] he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, [27] who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 [28] I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and [29] thou hast tried them [30] which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast [31] not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; [32] or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of [33] the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 [34] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give [35] to eat of [36] the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith [37] the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
9 [38] I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art [39] rich) and I know the blasphemy of [40] them which say they are Jews, and are not, [41] but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 [42] Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: [43] be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee [44] a crown of life.
11 [45] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of [46] the second death.
12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith [47] he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
13 [48] I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even [49] where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of [50] Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, [51] to eat things sacrificed unto idols, [52] and to commit fornication.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine [53] of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and [54] will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 [55] 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 hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone [56] a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, [57] who hath his eyes like unto
- ↑ g ver. 20.
Exod. 25. 37.
Zec. 4. 2. - ↑ h ch. 2. 1.
- ↑ i Ezek. 1. 26.
Dan. 7. 13. & 10. 16. - ↑ k Dan. 10. 5.
- ↑ l ch. 15. 6.
- ↑ m Dan. 7. 9.
- ↑ n Dan. 10. 6.
ch. 2. 18. & 19. 12. - ↑ o Ezek. 1. 7.
Dan. 10. 6.
ch. 2. 18. - ↑ p Ezek. 43. 2.
Dan. 10. 6.
ch. 14. 2. & 19. 6. - ↑ q ver. 20.
ch. 2. 1. & 3. 1. - ↑ r Isai. 49. 2.
Eph. 6. 17.
Heb. 4. 12.
ch. 2. 12, 16. & 19. 15, 21. ???? - ↑ s Acts 26. 13.
ch. 10. 1. - ↑ t Ezek. 1. 28.
- ↑ u Dan. 8. 18. & 10. 10.
- ↑ x Isa. 41. 4. & 44. 6. & 48. 12.
ch. 2. 8. & 22. 13.
ver. 11. - ↑ y Rom. 6. 9.
- ↑ z ch. 4. 9. & 5. 14.
- ↑ a Ps. 68. 20.
ch. 20. 1. - ↑ b ver. 12, &c.
- ↑ c ch. 2. 1, &c.
- ↑ d ch. 4. 1, &c.
- ↑ e ver. 16.
- ↑ f ver. 12.
- ↑ g Mal. 2. 7.
ch. 2. 1, &c. - ↑ h Zech. 4. 2.
Matth. 5. 15.
Phil. 2. 15. - ↑ a ch. 1. 16, 20.
- ↑ b ch. 1. 13.
- ↑ c Ps. 1. 6.
ver. 9, 13, 19.
ch. 3. 1, 8, 15. - ↑ d 1 John 4. 1.
- ↑ e 2 Cor. 11. 13.
2 Pet. 2. 1. - ↑ f Gal. 6. 9.
Heb. 12. 3, 5. - ↑ g Matth. 21. 41, 43
- ↑ h ver. 15. ????
- ↑ i Matth. 11. 15. & 13, 9, 43.
ver. 11. 17, 29.
ch. 3. 6, 13, 22. & 13. 9. k ch. 22. 2, 14. - ↑ k ch. 22. 2, 14.
- ↑ l Gen, 2. 9.
- ↑ m ch. 1. 8, 17, 18.
- ↑ n ver. 2.
- ↑ o Luke 12. 21.
1 Tim. 6. 18.
Jam. 2. 5. - ↑ p Rom. 2. 17, 28, 29. & 9. 6.
- ↑ q ch. 3. 9.
- ↑ r Matth. 10. 22.
- ↑ s Matth. 24. 13.
- ↑ t Jam. 1. 12.
ch. 3. 11. - ↑ u ver. 7.
ch. 13. 9. - ↑ x ch. 20. 14. & 21. 8.
- ↑ y ch. 1. 16.
- ↑ z ver. 2.
- ↑ a ver. 9.
- ↑ b Numb. 24. 14. & 25. 1. & 31. 16.
2 Pet. 2. 15.
Jude 11. - ↑ c ver. 20.
Acts 15. 29.
1 Cor. 8. 9, 10. & 10. 19, 20. - ↑ d 1 Cor. 6. 13, &c.
- ↑ e ver. 6.
- ↑ f Isai. 11. 4.
2 Thes. 2. 8.
ch. 1, 16. & 19. 15, 21. - ↑ g ver. 7, 11.
- ↑ h ch. 3. 12. & 19. 12.
- ↑ i ch. 1. 14, 15.
