Revelation 2:1-7
Message to Ephesus
21 "To the angel[1]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. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work & your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, & have found them false. 3 You have persevered & have endured hardships for my name, & have not grown weary. 4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent & do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you & remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 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.