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To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.<Fr><p> <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">To the Church in Smyrna<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><FR>And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, These <Fr><i>things</i><FR> saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive;<Fr><p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><FR>I know thy works and affliction and poverty (but thou art rich) and <Fr><i>I know</i><FR> the blasphemy of those that say they are Jews, and are not, but <Fr><i>are</i><FR> the synagogue of Satan.<Fr> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><FR>Fear none <Fr><i>of the things</i><FR> which thou wilt suffer: behold the devil shall cast <Fr><i>some</i><FR> of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall suffer affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.<Fr> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><FR>Let him, that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. He, that overcometh, shall not be hurt by the second death.<Fr><p> <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">To the Church in Pergamum<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><FR>And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, These <Fr><i>things</i><FR> saith He, who hath the sharp two-edged sword;<Fr><p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><FR>I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, <Fr><i>even</i><FR> where Satan's seat <Fr><i>is:</i><FR> and <Fr><i>yet</i><FR> thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas <Fr><i>was</i><FR> my faithful martyr; who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.<Fr> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><FR>But I have a few <Fr><i>things</i><FR> against thee; for thou hast there those that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat <Fr><i>things</i><FR> sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.<Fr> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><FR>So thou hast also them that hold the <Fr><i>like</i><FR> doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate.<Fr> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><FR>Repent <Fr><i>therefore</i><FR>---if not, I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword <Fr><i>that</i><FR> <Fr><i>goeth out</i><FR> of my mouth.<Fr> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><FR>Let him, that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna: and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth, but He that receiveth it.<Fr><p> <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">To the Church in Thyatira<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../acts/16.htm#11">Acts 16:11–15</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><FR>And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, These <Fr><i>things</i><FR> saith the Son of God, who hath eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass; I know thy works,<Fr><p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><FR>and <Fr><i>thy</i><FR> love, and <Fr><i>thy</i><FR> service, and <Fr><i>thy</i><FR> faith, and thy patience, and <Fr><i>that</i><FR> thy last works <Fr><i>are</i><FR> more than the first.<Fr> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><FR>But I have a few <Fr><i>things</i><FR> against thee; because thou sufferest the woman Jezabel, who saith that she is a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication and to eat things sacrificed to idols.<Fr> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><FR>And I gave her time to repent of her fornication, and she repented not.<Fr> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><FR>Behold I <Fr><i>will</i><FR> cast her into a bed, and those that commit whoredom with her, into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds:<Fr> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><FR>and I will cut off her children by death; and all the churches shall know, that I am He who searcheth the reins and hearts, and I will give unto every one <Fr><i>of</i><FR> you according to your works.<Fr> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span><FR>But to you I say, to the rest in Thyatira, As many as do not hold this doctrine, and who are unacquainted with the depths of Satan, as they speak, I will lay on you no other burden:<Fr> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><FR>but what ye have hold fast till I come.<Fr> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><FR>And to him that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, will I give power over the nations:<Fr> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span><FR>and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken in pieces; as I also have received of my Father;<Fr> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span><FR>and I will give him the morning-star.<Fr> <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span><FR>Let him, that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.<Fr><p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worsley's New Testament (1770)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../revelation/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Revelation 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Revelation 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../revelation/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Revelation 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Revelation 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>