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This is the beginning of the Son of Man's message to the angel of the church in Smyrna.

Smyrna

This is the name of a city in a part of western Asia that today is modern Turkey. See how you translated this in Revelation 1:11. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

the first and the last

This refers to the eternal nature of Jesus. See how you translated this in Revelation 1:17. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)

I know your sufferings and your poverty

"Sufferings" and "poverty" can be translated as verbs. AT: "I know how you have suffered and how poor you are" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

I know the slander of those who say they are Jews

"Slander" can be translated as a verb. AT: "I know how people have slandered you—those who say they are Jews" or "I know how people have said terrible things about you—those who say they are Jews" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

but they are not

"but they are not real Jews"

a synagogue of Satan

People who gather to obey or honor Satan are spoken of as if they were a synagogue, a place of worship and teaching for the Jews. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

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