The Church of Ephesus

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.

 Revelation 2:2

I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.

 Revelation 2:3

You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

 Revelation 2:4

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

 Revelation 2:5

Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

 Revelation 2:6

But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

 Revelation 2:7

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.