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| | |And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; | | |And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; |
| − | | | + | |To the Messenger of the Church in [[Thyatira]]:The Son of God, Who has eyes like a fiery flame, and Whose feet are like polished bronze, says this: |
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| | |I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. | | |I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. |
| − | | | + | |I know your deeds, your love, your faith, your service, and your patience. I also know that your last works are greater than your first. |
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| | |Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. | | |Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. |
| − | | | + | |But I have a few things against you: You permit that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and lead aside My slaves to practice immoral sexual conduct and to eat things that have been sacrificed to idols. |
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| | |And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. | | |And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. |
| − | | | + | |I gave her the chance to get her mind right, but she didn't want to change her mind and stop doing sexually immoral things. |
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| | |Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. | | |Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. |
| − | | | + | |Look: I am throwing her onto a bed, and I am throwing those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, if they don't change their minds and stop doing these things. |
| − | | | + | |Some manuscripts speaking of throwing into prison, others onto a sick-bed. |
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| | |And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. | | |And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. |
| − | | | + | |I will surely kill her children, and all the churches will know that I am He Who searches minds and hearts. I will pay each and every one of you according to your works. |
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| | |But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. | | |But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. |
| − | | | + | |But to you I say, and to the rest of them in Thyatira, who do not go along with this teaching, and have not plumbed the depths of Satan, as those people have: I will not lay any other burden on you. |
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| | |But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. | | |But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. |
| − | | | + | |What you already have, hold tightly onto until I come. |
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| | |And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: | | |And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: |
| − | | | + | |To the winner, the one who preserves My works to the end, I will give authority over all ethnic groups. |
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| | |And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. | | |And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. |
| − | | | + | |He will rule them with an [[iron]] sceptre, and like potter's vessels they will be shattered. |
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| | |And I will give him the morning star. | | |And I will give him the morning star. |
| − | | | + | |Even as I received it from My Father, I will give him the morning star. |
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| | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. |
| − | | | + | |Anyone willing to listen, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. |
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