The Letter to Ephesus
1 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Ephesus:
I am the one who holds the seven stars in my right hand, and I walk among the seven gold lampstands. Listen to what I say.
2 I know everything you have done, including your hard work and how you have endured. I know you won't put up with anyone who is evil. When some people pretended to be apostles, you tested them and found out they were liars. 3 You have endured and gone through hard times because of me, yet you have not given up.
4 But I do have something against you! And it is this: You don't have as much love as you used to. 5 Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand. 6 But there is one thing you are doing right. You hate what the Nicolaitans are doing, and so do I.
7 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will let everyone who wins the victory eat from the life-giving tree in God's wonderful garden.
The Letter to Smyrna
8 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:
I am the first and the last. I died, but now I am alive! Listen to what I say.
9 I know how much you suffer and how poor you are, but you are rich. I also know the cruel things being said about you by people who claim to be God's people. But they are not really God's people. They are a group that belongs to Satan.
10 Don't worry about what you will suffer. The devil will throw some of you into jail, and you will be tested and made to suffer for ten days. But if you are faithful until you die, I will reward you with a glorious life.
11 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Whoever wins the victory will not be hurt by the second death.
The Letter to Pergamum
12 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:
I am the one who has the sharp double-edged sword! Listen to what I say.
13 I know you live where Satan has his throne. But you have kept true to my name. Right there where Satan lives, my faithful witness Antipas was taken from you and put to death. Even then you did not give up your faith in me.
14 I do have a few things against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam. Long ago he told Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and to be immoral. 15 Now some of you are following the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword.
17 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food. I will also give each one a white stone with a new name written on it. No one will know that name except the one who is given the stone.
The Letter to Thyatira
18 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:
I am the Son of God! My eyes are like flames of fire, and my feet are like bronze. Listen to what I say.
19 I know everything about you, including your love, your faith, your service, and how you have endured. I know you are doing more now than you have ever done before. 20 But I still have something against you because of that woman Jezebel. She calls herself a prophet, and you let her teach and mislead my servants to do immoral things and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her a chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral things.
22 I am going to strike down Jezebel. Everyone who does these immoral things with her will also be punished, if they don't stop. 23 I will even kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I know everyone's thoughts and feelings. I will treat each of you as you deserve.
24 Some of you in Thyatira don't follow Jezebel's teaching. You don't know anything about what her followers call the “deep secrets of Satan.” So I won't burden you down with any other commands. 25 But until I come, you must hold firmly to the teaching you have.
26 I will give power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and keeps on obeying me until the end. 27-28 I will give each of them the same power my Father has given me. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash those nations to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star.
29 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Efesas draudzei
1 Raksti Efesas draudzes eņģelim: tā saka tas, kas tur septiņas zvaigznes savā labajā rokā un kas staigā starp septiņiem zelta gaismekļiem: 2 es zinu tavus darbus un tavus pūliņus, un tavu izturību, un to, ka tu nespēj paciest ļaunos un pārbaudi tos, kas uzdodas par apustuļiem, bet nav tādi, jo tu pieķer viņus melos. 3 Tev ir pacietība, tu daudz esi cietis mana vārda dēļ un neesi paguris. 4 Bet man pret tevi ir tas, ka tu esi atmetis savu pirmo mīlestību. 5 Tad nu atceries, no kā tu esi atkritis, un nožēlo grēkus, un dari tos darbus, ko iesākumā biji apņēmies. Bet, ja ne, es nākšu un nogrūdīšu tavu gaismekli – ja tu neatgriezīsies. 6 Bet tas gan tev ir, ka tu nīsti nikolaītu darbus, ko arī es nīstu. 7 Kam ausis, lai dzird, ko Gars saka draudzēm. Uzvarētājam es došu ēst no dzīvības koka, kas ir Dieva dārzā.
Smirnas draudzei
8 Un Smirnas draudzes eņģelim raksti: tā saka Pirmais un Pēdējais, kas bija miris un atkal ir dzīvs. 9 Es zinu par tavām ciešanām un nabadzību, bet tu esi bagāts, un zinu, ka tevi zaimojuši tie, kas sevi sauc par jūdiem, kaut tādi nav, bet ir sātana sinagoga. 10 Nebīsties no tā, kas tev būs jāizcieš! Redzi, velns iemetīs kādus no jums cietumā, lai jūs tiktu pārbaudīti, un jums būs jācieš desmit dienas. Esi uzticams līdz nāvei, un es tev došu dzīvības vainagu. 11 Kam ausis, lai dzird, ko Gars saka draudzēm. Kas uzvarēs, tiem otrā nāve nenodarīs ļaunumu.
Pergamas draudzei
12 Un Pergamas draudzes eņģelim raksti: tā saka tas, kam ir abpusgriezīgs zobens. 13 Es zinu, ka tu mīti, kur sātana tronis, un turi manu vārdu un neesi noliedzis manu ticību, arī ne tajās dienās, kad jūsu pilsētā, kur mīt sātans, tika nokauts mans uzticamais liecinieks Antipa. 14 Bet daži iebildumi man ir pret tevi, jo tur pie tevis ir arī tādi, kas turas pie Bileāma mācības, kas mācīja Bālāku pavedināt Israēla dēlus ēst upurēdienu un piekopt netiklību. 15 Tāpat tev tur ir arī nikolaītu mācības piekritēji. 16 Tad nu nožēlo grēkus un atgriezies, bet, ja ne, es nākšu pie tevis drīz un cīnīšos pret viņiem ar savas mutes zobenu. 17 Kam ausis, lai dzird, ko Gars saka draudzēm. Tam, kas uzvarēs, es došu ēst no apslēptās mannas un vēl es došu baltu akmeni, un uz tā būs rakstīts jauns vārds, ko neviens nezina kā vien tas, kas to saņems.
Tiatīras draudzei
18 Un Tiatīras draudzes eņģelim raksti: tā saka Dieva Dēls, kam acis ir kā uguns liesmas un kājas kā no bronzas izlietas. 19 Es zinu tavus darbus un mīlestību, ticību un kalpošanu, un tavu izturību, un tavi pēdējie darbi ir lielāki nekā pirmie. 20 Bet man pret tevi ir tas, ka tu esi ļāvis sievietei Īzebelei, kas sevi dēvē par pravieti, mācīt un pavedināt manus kalpus piekopt netiklību un ēst upurgaļu. 21 Es devu viņai laiku atgriezties, bet viņa negrib nožēlot grēkus un atmest savu netiklību. 22 Redzi, es metīšu viņu slimības gultā un lielām ciešanām pakļaušu tos, kas piekopj netiklību kopā ar viņu, ja vien tie nenožēlos izdarīto. 23 Es likšu mirt viņas bērniem, un visas draudzes uzzinās, ka es esmu tas, kas pārbauda līdz īkstīm un sirds dziļumiem, un jums katram es došu pēc jūsu darbiem. 24 Bet jums, visiem pārējiem Tiatīrās, kas neturat šo mācību un neesat iepazinuši sātana tā sauktos dziļumus: jums es neuzlieku citu nastu 25 kā vien to, kas jums jau ir. Pie tā stingri turieties, līdz es nāku! 26 Kas uzvarēs un turēsies pie maniem darbiem līdz galam,
tam es došu varu pār tautām,
27 un viņš ganīs tās ar dzelzs rīksti,
kā māla trauki viņi tiks sasisti;
28 tāpat kā es saņēmu varu no sava Tēva. Un es došu tam rīta zvaigzni. 29 Kam ausis, lai dzird, ko Gars saka draudzēm.
