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Revelation 3:1
“ Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:“ The One who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.
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Revelation 1:4
John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the One who is, who was, and who is coming; from the seven spirits before His throne;
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Colossians 4:15-16
Give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her home.When this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
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Isaiah 30:8
Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the future, forever and ever.
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Revelation 2:8
“ Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:“ The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says:
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Jeremiah 30:2
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:“ Write down on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you,
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Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus.
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Revelation 2:18
“ Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:“ The Son of God, the One whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze, says:
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Revelation 3:14
“ Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:“ The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation says:
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Habakkuk 2:2
The Lord answered me: Write down this vision; clearly inscribe it on tablets so one may easily read it.
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Revelation 2:12
“ Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:“ The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says:
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Revelation 3:7
“ Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:“ The Holy One, the True One, the One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens says:
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Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying,“ Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”“ Yes,” says the Spirit,“ let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”
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Revelation 10:4
And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. Then I heard a voice from heaven, saying,“ Seal up what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down!”
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Revelation 1:8
“ I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God,“ the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”
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Revelation 21:5
Then the One seated on the throne said,“ Look! I am making everything new.” He also said,“ Write, because these words are faithful and true.”
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Revelation 1:19-2:1
Therefore write what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.The secret of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.“ Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus:“ The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says:
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Revelation 19:9
Then he said to me,“ Write: Those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb are fortunate!” He also said to me,“ These words of God are true.”
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1 Timothy 1 3
As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different doctrine
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Revelation 1:2
who testified to God’s word and to the testimony about Jesus Christ, in all he saw.
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1 Corinthians 16 8
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
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Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said,“ Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last,
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Acts 20:17
Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.
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Deuteronomy 31:19
Therefore write down this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the Israelites.
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Acts 19:1-41
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciplesand asked them,“ Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”“ No,” they told him,“ we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”“ Then what baptism were you baptized with?” he asked them.“ With John’s baptism,” they replied.Paul said,“ John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the One who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in other languages and to prophesy.Now there were about 12 men in all.Then he entered the synagogue and spoke boldly over a period of three months, engaging in discussion and trying to persuade them about the things of the kingdom of God.But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them and met separately with the disciples, conducting discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord.God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,so that even facecloths or work aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying,“ I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!”Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.The evil spirit answered them,“ I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul— but who are you?”Then the man who had the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.This became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Then fear fell on all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices,while many of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be 50,000 pieces of silver.In this way the Lord’s message flourished and prevailed.When these events were over, Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem.“ After I’ve been there,” he said,“ I must see Rome as well!”So after sending two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.During that time there was a major disturbance about the Way.For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.When he had assembled them, as well as the workers engaged in this type of business, he said:“ Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this business.You both see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods!So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin— the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out,“ Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”So the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed all together into the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.Though Paul wanted to go in before the people, the disciples did not let him.Even some of the provincial officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent word to him, pleading with him not to take a chance by going into the amphitheater.Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.Then some of the crowd gave Alexander advice when the Jews pushed him to the front. So motioning with his hand, Alexander wanted to make his defense to the people.But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a united cry went up from all of them for about two hours:“ Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”However, when the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said,“ Men of Ephesus! What man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash.For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our goddess.So if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.But if you want something else, it must be decided in a legal assembly.In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disorderly gathering.”After saying this, he dismissed the assembly.
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Acts 18:19-21
When they reached Ephesus he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and engaged in discussion with the Jews.And though they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,but he said good-bye and stated,“ I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
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1 Corinthians 15 32
If I fought wild animals in Ephesus with only human hope, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
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Acts 18:24
A Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, an eloquent man who was powerful in the use of the Scriptures, arrived in Ephesus.