| 1 \"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These
are the words of him who holds the seven stars in
his right hand and walks among the seven golden
lampstands:
2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked men, that you have tested those who claim
to be apostles but are not, and have found them
false.
3 You have persevered and have endured hardships
for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your
first love.
5 Remember the height from which you have fallen!
Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do
not repent, I will come to you and remove your
lampstand from its place.
6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the
practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will
give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in
the paradise of God.
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