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The Book of Revelation, Chapter 2, Verse 3

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2
‹And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.›
King James Version
‹Nevertheless I have› [somewhat] ‹against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.›
American Standard Version
But I have [this] against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.
New English Translation
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
World English Bible
You have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.
4
‹Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.›
5
‹But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.›
6
‹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.›
7
‹And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;›
8
‹I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and› [I know] ‹the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but› [are] ‹the synagogue of Satan.›
9
‹Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast› [some] ‹of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.›
10
‹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.›
11
‹And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;›
12
‹I know thy works, and where thou dwellest,› [even] ‹where Satan's seat› [is]: ‹and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas› [was] ‹my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.›
13
‹But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.›