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Revelation 2:8

Smyrna

6 But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

9 I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, 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 unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
KJV
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
WEB
“To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:
ASV
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived [again]:
DARBY
And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:
BLB
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things says the First and the Last, who became dead and lived.
ÅB
Og skriv til engelen for menigheten i Smyrna: Dette sier den første og den siste, han som var død og er blitt levende:
OTB
"Til engelen for menigheten i Smyrna skriv: Dette er ordene fra den Første og den Siste, som var død og er blitt levende.
B1930
Og skriv til engelen for menigheten i Smyrna: Dette sier den første og den siste, han som var død og er blitt levende:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 1:17–18

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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  • Revelation 1:8

    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

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  • Revelation 1:11

    saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

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  • Revelation 2:1

    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

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