^7 (A)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(B)To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of ^(C)the tree of life which is in the ^(D)Paradise of God.’

To the Church in Smyrna

⁸ “And to the angel of the church in ^(E)Smyrna write:

^(F)This is what the first and the last, who ^[a](G)was dead, and has come to life, says:

⁹ ‘I know your ^(H)tribulation and your ^(I)poverty (but you are ^(J)rich), and the blasphemy by those who ^(K)say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of ^(L)Satan.