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But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

‘Let everyone[a] listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the privilege of eating from the tree of life that is in God’s paradise to everyone who overcomes.’”[b]

The Letter to the Church in Smyrna

“To the messenger[c] of the church in Smyrna, write:

‘The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says this:

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:7 Lit. Let the one who has an ear
  2. Revelation 2:7 Or conquers
  3. Revelation 2:8 Or angel

But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(A) which I also hate.

Whoever has ears, let them hear(B) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(C) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(D) which is in the paradise(E) of God.

To the Church in Smyrna

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna(F) write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(G) who died and came to life again.(H)

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