Rev 2:2
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
For such {are} false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. {sure: or, steady}
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
For God {is} not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last {to be} more than the first.
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, {even} where Satan's seat {is}: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas {was} my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and {I know} the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but {are} the synagogue of Satan.
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
For such {are} false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and {I know} the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but {are} the synagogue of Satan.
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; {approve: or, try} {are...: or, differ}
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines {have} tender grapes.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last {to be} more than the first.
I am the good shepherd, and know my {sheep}, and am known of mine.
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another {divers} kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way {that is} not good; he abhorreth not evil. {mischief: or, vanity}
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, {even} where Satan's seat {is}: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas {was} my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague {is}, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction {that causeth} to err from the words of knowledge.
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, {if} the scall be not spread in the skin, nor {be} in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
For I {know} their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.