To the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: “These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life.
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6Yet you have this in your favor: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7Let anyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” 8To the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: “These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life. 9I know your tribulation and your poverty — though you are rich — and the slander of those who call themselves Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 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.
