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These are those who prefer to associate with selfish people because they do not have the Spirit in them.

I, John, your brother, and companion in suffering, and in the hope of Jesus Christ, was in the island which is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Nevertheless I have something against you, because you have left your first love.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit adultery.

Notwithstanding I have a few things against you, because you allowed that woman of yours Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon earth.

So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue you out of my mouth.

Because you say, I am rich and my wealth has increased, and I need nothing; and you do not know that you are miserable, and a wanderer, and poor, and blind, and naked:

And I wept exceedingly, because no man was found worthy to open the book, neither to look on it.

And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

And those who dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.

Saying, We give thanks to you, O LORD God Almighty, who is, and was, because you have taken to yourself your great power and have reigned.

Therefore rejoice, O ye heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, and of the sea! for the Devil has come down to you; and his wrath is great, because he knows that his time is short.

And they worshipped the dragon because he had given power to the beast : who can prevail against him to fight him?

Then I heard the angel who has charge over waters say, You are righteous, O Holy One, who is and was, because you have condemned them.

And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their wounds and sores; and did not repent of their deeds.

And great hail, about the size of a talent, fell out of heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the destructive force of the hail was exceedingly great.

Because all nations have drunk of the wine of her wrath, and the kings of the earth have committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the power of her trade.