14. But I have a few things against you: You have among you those who follow what Balaam taught Balak. Balak trapped the people of Israel by ⌊encouraging⌋ them to eat food sacrificed to idols and to sin sexually.
15. You also have some who follow what the Nicolaitans teach.
16. So return to me and change the way you think and act, or I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword from my mouth.
17. Let the person who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give some of the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give each person a white stone with a new name written on it, a name that is known only to the person who receives it.
18. “To the messenger of the church in Thyatira, write:The Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire and whose feet are like glowing bronze, says:
19. I know what you do. I know your love, faith, service, and endurance. I also know that what you are doing now is greater than what you did at first.
20. But I have something against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. She teaches and misleads my servants to sin sexually and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
21. I gave her time to turn to me and change the way she thinks and acts, but she refuses to turn away from her sexual sins.