To the angel of the church in Pergamum, write: “These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.
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10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even to death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11Let anyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death.” 12To the angel of the church in Pergamum, write: “These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13I know where you live — where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives. 14But I have a few things against you: you have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
