2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, 2 write the following: 3
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 4 the one who has a firm grasp on 5 the seven stars in his right hand 6 – the one who walks among the seven golden 7 lampstands:
2:8 “To 8 the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: 9
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 10 the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but 11 came to life:
2:12 “To 12 the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following: 13
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 14 the one who has the sharp double-edged sword: 15
2:18 “To 16 the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: 17
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 18 the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame 19 and whose feet are like polished bronze: 20
3:1 “To 21 the angel of the church in Sardis write the following: 22
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 23 the one who holds 24 the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation 25 that you are alive, but 26 in reality 27 you are dead.
3:7 “To 28 the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: 29
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 30 the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors 31 no one can shut, and shuts doors 32 no one can open:
3:14 “To 33 the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: 34
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 35 the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator 36 of God’s creation:
14:13 Then 39 I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:
‘Blessed are the dead,
those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, 40 because their deeds will follow them.” 41
8:1 The Lord told me, “Take a large tablet 42 and inscribe these words 43 on it with an ordinary stylus: 44 ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’ 45
2:2 The Lord responded: 46
“Write down this message! 47 Record it legibly on tablets,
so the one who announces 48 it may read it easily. 49