I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore; and hold the keys of death and of Hades.

To the angel of the Church in Ephesus, write. These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, and who walks among the seven golden candlesticks.

And to the angel of the Church in Pergamum, write These are the words of Him who holds the sharp two-edged sword.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat food offered to idols, and to practise immorality.

So you have also some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

But to the rest of you in Thyatira, those who do not hold his teaching, and who do not know the "deep things" of Satan (as they call them),

I say that I am imposing upon you no fresh burden; only hold fast what you have till I come.

Call to mind, then, what you have received and heard, and hold to it, and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I will come as a thief, and you will never know at what hour I am coming upon you.

I am coming quickly. Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.

And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went away to make war upon the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God, and hold fast the testimony of Jesus. And he stood upon the sand of the sea.

The woman whom you saw is the great city which holds sway over the kings of the earth."

And I fell down at his feet to worship him, and he said to me. "See that you do it not. I am a fellow slave of yours and of your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus; for the testimony of Jesus is the vital breath of prophecy."