Revelation 2

1To theΤῷmessengerἀγγέλῳof theτῆςinἐνEphesusἘφέσῳchurchἐκκλησίαςwriteγράψον·These thingsΤάδεsaysλέγειthe [One]ὁholdingκρατῶνtheτοὺςsevenἑπτὰstarsἀστέραςinἐνtheτῇright handδεξιᾷof Himαὐτοῦ,ὁwalkingπεριπατῶνinἐν[the] midstμέσῳof theτῶνsevenἑπτὰlampstandsλυχνιῶντῶνgoldenχρυσῶν·

2I knowΟἶδαtheτὰworksἔργαof youσου,andκαὶtheτὸνlaborκόπονandκαὶτὴνenduranceὑπομονήνof youσου,andκαὶthatὅτιnotοὐyou are ableδύνῃto tolerateβαστάσαιevil [ones]κακούς,Andκαὶyou have testedἐπείρασαςthoseτοὺςclaimingλέγονταςto beἑαυτοὺςapostlesἀποστόλους,andκαὶnotοὐκareεἰσίν,andκαὶyou have foundεὗρεςthemαὐτοὺςfalseψευδεῖς·

3Andκαὶperseveranceὑπομονὴνyou haveἔχεις,andκαὶhave enduredἐβάστασαςfor the sake ofδιὰtheτὸnameὄνομάof Meμου,andκαὶnotοὐhave grown wearyκεκοπίακες.

4ButἀλλὰI haveἔχωagainstκατὰyouσοῦthatὅτιtheτὴνloveἀγάπηνof youσουτὴνfirstπρώτηνyou have abandonedἀφῆκες.

5Rememberμνημόνευεthereforeοὖνfrom whereπόθενyou have fallenπέπτωκας,andκαὶrepentμετανόησονandκαὶtheτὰfirstπρῶταworksἔργαdoποίησον·Ifεἰhoweverδὲnotμή,I am comingἔρχομαίto youσοι,andκαὶI will removeκινήσωtheτὴνlampstandλυχνίανof youσουout ofἐκtheτοῦplaceτόπουof itαὐτῆς,ifἐὰνnotμὴyou should repentμετανοήσῃς.

6Butἀλλὰthisτοῦτοyou haveἔχειςthatὅτιyou hateμισεῖςtheτὰworksἔργαof theτῶνNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶν,whichἃI alsoκἀγὼhateμισῶ.

7The [one]ὁhavingἔχωνan earοὖςlet him hearἀκουσάτωwhatτίtheτὸSpiritπνεῦμαsaysλέγειto theταῖςchurchesἐκκλησίαις.To the [one]τῷovercomingνικῶντιI will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷto eatφαγεῖνofἐκtheτοῦtreeξύλουτῆςof lifeζωῆς,whichὅisἐστινinἐνtheτῷparadiseπαραδείσῳτοῦof Godθεοῦ.

8AndΚαὶto theτῷmessengerἀγγέλῳofτῆςinἐνSmyrnaΣμύρνῃthe churchἐκκλησίαςwriteγράψον·These thingsΤάδεsaysλέγειtheὁFirstπρῶτοςandκαὶtheὁLastἔσχατος,whoὃςbecameἐγένετοdeadνεκρὸςandκαὶcame to lifeἔζησεν·

9I knowΟἶδάyourσουτὴνtribulationθλῖψινandκαὶτὴνpovertyπτωχείαν,butἀλλὰrichπλούσιοςyou areεἶ,andκαὶtheτὴνslanderβλασφημίανofἐκthoseτῶνclaimingλεγόντωνJewsἸουδαίουςto beεἶναιthemselvesἑαυτούς,andκαὶnotοὐκareεἰσίν,butἀλλὰa synagogueσυναγωγὴτοῦof SatanΣατανᾶ.

10notμηδὲνfearφοβοῦwhatἃyou are aboutμέλλειςto sufferπάσχειν.Beholdἰδοὺis aboutμέλλειto castβάλλεινtheὁdevilδιάβολος[some] ofἐξyouὑμῶνintoεἰςprisonφυλακὴνso thatἵναyou might be testedπειρασθῆτε,andκαὶyou shall haveἕξετεtribulationθλῖψινdaysἡμερῶνtenδέκα.Beγίνουfaithfulπιστὸςuntoἄχριdeathθανάτου,andκαὶI will giveδώσωto youσοιtheτὸνcrownστέφανοντῆςof lifeζωῆς.

11The [one]ὁhavingἔχωνan earοὖςlet him hearἀκουσάτωwhatτίtheτὸSpiritπνεῦμαsaysλέγειto theταῖςchurchesἐκκλησίαις.The [one]ὁovercomingνικῶνnoοὐnotμὴshall be injuredἀδικηθῇbyἐκtheτοῦdeathθανάτουτοῦsecondδευτέρου.

12AndΚαὶtoτῷ[the] messengerἀγγέλῳof theτῆςinἐνPergamumΠεργάμῳchurchἐκκλησίαςwriteγράψον·These thingsΤάδεsaysλέγειthe [One]ὁhavingἔχωνtheτὴνswordῥομφαίαντὴνtwo-edgedδίστομοντὴνsharpὀξεῖαν·

13I knowΟἶδαwhereποῦyou dwellκατοικεῖς,whereὅπουtheὁthroneθρόνοςτοῦof Satan [is]Σατανᾶ,andκαὶyou hold fast toκρατεῖςtheτὸnameὄνομάof Meμου,andκαὶnotοὐκyou have deniedἠρνήσωtheτὴνfaithπίστινof Meμουevenκαὶinἐνtheταῖςdaysἡμέραιςof AntipasἈντιπᾶς,theὁwitnessμάρτυςof Meμου,theὁfaithful [one]πιστόςof Meμου,whoὃςwas killedἀπεκτάνθηamongπαρ’youὑμῖν,whereὅπουὁSatanΣατανᾶςdwellsκατοικεῖ.

14ButἀλλὰI haveἔχωagainstκατὰyouσοῦa few thingsὀλίγα,becauseὅτιyou haveἔχεις[some] thereἐκεῖholdingκρατοῦνταςtheτὴνteachingδιδαχὴνof BalaamΒαλαάμ,whoὃςwould teachἐδίδασκεντῷBalakΒαλὰκto castβαλεῖνa snareσκάνδαλονbeforeἐνώπιονtheτῶνsonsυἱῶνof IsraelἸσραήλ,to eatφαγεῖνthings sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταandκαὶto commit sexual immoralityπορνεῦσαι·

15Soοὕτωςhaveἔχειςalsoκαὶyouσὺ[some] holdingκρατοῦνταςtheτὴνteachingδιδαχὴνNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνlikewiseὁμοίως.

16Repentμετανόησονthereforeοὖν·Ifεἰhoweverδὲnotμή,I am comingἔρχομαίto youσοιquicklyταχύ,andκαὶI will make warπολεμήσωagainstμετ’themαὐτῶνwithἐνtheτῇswordῥομφαίᾳof theτοῦmouthστόματόςof Meμου.

17The [one]ὁhavingἔχωνan earοὖςlet him hearἀκουσάτωwhatτίtheτὸSpiritπνεῦμαsaysλέγειto theταῖςchurchesἐκκλησίαις.The [one]τῷovercomingνικῶντιI will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷtheτοῦmannaμάννατοῦhaving been hiddenκεκρυμμένου,andκαὶI will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷstoneψῆφονwhiteλευκήν,andκαὶonἐπὶtheτὴνstoneψῆφονa nameὄνομαnewκαινὸνhaving been writtenγεγραμμένονwhichὃno oneοὐδεὶςhas knownοἶδενifεἰnotμὴthe [one]ὁreceiving [it]λαμβάνων.

18AndΚαὶtoτῷ[the] messengerἀγγέλῳof theτῆςinἐνThyatiraΘυατείροιςchurchἐκκλησίαςwriteγράψον·These thingsΤάδεsaysλέγειtheὁSonυἱὸςτοῦof Godθεοῦ,the [One]ὁhavingἔχωνtheτοὺςeyesὀφθαλμοὺςof Himαὐτοῦlikeὡςa flameφλόγαof fireπυρός,andκαὶtheοἱfeetπόδεςof Himαὐτοῦlikeὅμοιοιburnished bronzeχαλκολιβάνῳ·

19I knowΟἶδάyourσουτὰworksἔργα,andκαὶτὴνloveἀγάπηνandκαὶτὴνfaithπίστινandκαὶτὴνserviceδιακονίανandκαὶtheτὴνperseveranceὑπομονήνof youσου,andκαὶtheτὰworksἔργαof youσουtheτὰlatterἔσχατα[are] greaterπλείοναthan theτῶνfirstπρώτων.

20ButἀλλὰI haveἔχωagainstκατὰyouσοῦthatὅτιyou tolerateἀφεῖςtheτὴνwomanγυναῖκαJezebelἸεζάβελ,the [one]ἡcallingλέγουσαherselfἑαυτὴνa prophetessπροφῆτιν,andκαὶteachingδιδάσκειandκαὶmisleadingπλανᾷτοὺςMyἐμοὺςservantsδούλουςto commit sexual immoralityπορνεῦσαιandκαὶto eatφαγεῖνthings sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυτα.

21AndκαὶI have givenἔδωκαherαὐτῇtimeχρόνονthatἵναshe might repentμετανοήσῃ,andκαὶnotοὐshe is willingθέλειto repentμετανοῆσαιofἐκtheτῆςsexual immoralityπορνείαςof herαὐτῆς.

22BeholdἰδοὺI will castβάλλωherαὐτὴνintoεἰςa sickbedκλίνην,andκαὶthoseτοὺςcommitting adulteryμοιχεύονταςwithμετ’herαὐτῆςintoεἰςtribulationθλῖψινgreatμεγάλην,ifἐὰνnotμὴrepentμετανοήσωσινofἐκtheτῶνdeedsἔργωνof herαὐτῆς·

23Andκαὶtheτὰchildrenτέκναof herαὐτῆςI will killἀποκτενῶwithἐνdeathθανάτῳ·andκαὶwill knowγνώσονταιallπᾶσαιtheαἱchurchesἐκκλησίαιthatὅτιIἐγώamεἰμιthe [One]ὁsearchingἐραυνῶνaffectionsνεφροὺςandκαὶheartsκαρδίας,andκαὶI will giveδώσωof youὑμῖνto eachἑκάστῳaccording toκατὰtheτὰworksἔργαof youὑμῶν.

24To youὑμῖνhoweverδὲI sayλέγωto [the]τοῖςrestλοιποῖςof thoseτοῖςinἐνThyatiraΘυατείροις,as many asὅσοιnotοὐκhaveἔχουσινtheτὴνteachingδιδαχὴνthisταύτην,whoοἵτινεςnotοὐκhave knownἔγνωσανtheτὰdepthsβαθέατοῦof SatanΣατανᾶ,asὡςthey sayλέγουσιν,NotοὐI will castβάλλωuponἐφ’youὑμᾶςany otherἄλλοburdenβάρος·

25Butπλὴνto whatὃyou haveἔχετεhold fastκρατήσατεuntilἄχριwhich [time]οὗἂνI might comeἥξω.

26Andκαὶthe [one]ὁovercomingνικῶνandκαὶὁkeepingτηρῶνuntilἄχρι[the] endτέλουςtheτὰworksἔργαof Meμου,I will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷauthorityἐξουσίανoverἐπὶtheτῶνnationsἐθνῶν,

27andκαὶhe will shepherdποιμανεῖthemαὐτοὺςwithἐνa rodῥάβδῳof ironσιδηρᾷasὡςtheτὰvessels [of]σκεύηtheτὰpotterκεραμικὰare broken in piecesσυντρίβεται,

28just asὡςI alsoκἀγὼhave receivedεἴληφαfromπαρὰtheτοῦFatherπατρόςof Meμου,AndκαὶI will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷtheτὸνstarἀστέρατὸνmorningπρωϊνόν.

29The [one]ὁhavingἔχωνan earοὖςlet him hearἀκουσάτωwhatτίtheτὸSpiritπνεῦμαsaysλέγειto theταῖςchurchesἐκκλησίαις.