Bible verse
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.
Revelation 2:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Revelation 2.
4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
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.
8 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.
11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
12 To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
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;
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:
ERV
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and lived again:
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