Bible Verses About Ephesus

Therefore, I testify on this day that I am innocent of the blood of all.

For I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole plan of God.

“Watch out for yourselves, and for all the flock in which the Ruach HaKodesh has placed you as leaders, to shepherd God’s Messianic community, which he won for himself at the cost of his own Son’s blood.

I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you; and they won’t spare the flock.

Even from among your own number, men will arise and teach perversions of the truth, in order to drag away the talmidim after themselves.

So stay alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, with tears in my eyes, I never stopped warning you!

“And now I entrust you to the care of the Lord and to the message of his love and kindness, for it can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who have been set apart for God.

“I have not wanted for myself anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided not only for my own needs, but for the needs of my co-workers as well.

In everything I have given you an example of how, by working hard like this, you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Yeshua himself, ‘There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.’”

When he had finished speaking, Sha’ul kneeled down with them all and prayed.

They were all in tears as they threw their arms around his neck and kissed him farewell.

What saddened them the most was his remark that they would never see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

“To the angel of the Messianic Community in Ephesus, write: ‘Here is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven gold menorahs:

“I know what you have been doing, how hard you have worked, how you have persevered, and how you can’t stand wicked people; so you tested those who call themselves emissaries but aren’t — and you found them to be liars.

You are persevering, and you have suffered for my sake without growing weary.

But I have this against you: you have lost the love you had at first.

Therefore, remember where you were before you fell, turn from this sin, and do what you used to do before. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your menorah from its place — if you don’t turn from your sin!

But you have this in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans do — I hate it too.

Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities. To him winning the victory I will give the right to eat from the Tree of Life which is in God’s Gan-‘Eden.”’