The Letter to the First Church

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1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand,

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who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

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2“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil,

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but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.

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3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary.

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4But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.

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5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you

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and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

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6Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

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7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant

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to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’

I. Words of Commendation
II. Words of Rebuke
III. Words of Promise

I. Words of Commendation

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1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand,

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who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

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2“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil,

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but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.

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3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary.

II. Words of Rebuke

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4But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.

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5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you

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and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

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…repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and

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remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

III. Words of Promise

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7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant

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to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’