1. “Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus: “Here is a message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2. “I know what you do, how hard you work and never give up. I know that you don’t accept evil people. You have tested those who say they are apostles but are not. You found that they are liars.
3. You never stop trying. You have endured troubles for my name and have not given up.
4. “But I have this against you: You have left the love you had in the beginning.
5. So remember where you were before you fell. Change your hearts and do what you did at first. If you don’t change, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
6. But there is something you do that is right—you hate the things that the Nicolaitans do. I also hate what they do.
7. “Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.