5. Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place — unless you repent.
6. Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7. “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.
8. “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:“The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says:
9. I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
10. Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11. “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The victor will never be harmed by the second death.
12. “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:“The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says:
13. I know where you live — where Satan’s throne is! And you are holding on 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.