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Revelation 2:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Revelation 2:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna,[a] write this:
“‘The first and the last, who once died but came to life, says this:
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- 2:8 Smyrna: modern Izmir, ca. thirty miles north of Ephesus, and the chief city of Lydia, with a temple to the goddess Roma. It was renowned for its loyalty to Rome, and it also had a large Jewish community very hostile toward Christians.
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