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But there is something you do that is right—you hate the things that the Nicolaitans[a] do. I also hate what they do.

“Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

Jesus’ Letter to the Church in Smyrna

“Write this to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

“Here is a message from the one who is the First and the Last, the one who died and came to life again.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:6 Nicolaitans A religious group that followed wrong ideas. Also in verse 15.

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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