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Revelation 2:16-17 LITV (16) Repent! But if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will make war with them by the sword of My mouth. (17) The one who has an ear, hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies [congregations]. To the one overcoming, I will give him to eat from the hidden manna. And I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name having been written, which no one knows except the one receiving it.

What is the "hidden manna"? Jesus Christ said he is the manna that came down from heaven. (John 6:28‑51) Christ's words (the true food - Mat 4:4; John 4:34) have been hidden for many centuries by religious groups as they falsely called his name on their sectarian doctrines. (Mat 24:23‑26) Using Christ's name, what Religionists really preach is group membership and sectarian conformity. Religionists thus fail the purpose of the Bible; to simply direct people to actually learn Christ's words for themselves. (John 18:37; John 12:46‑50) They rather deceive their members to believe it is the approval of their "church" they need. In that, they fail to teach people to be free to feed themselves. (John 8:31‑32) The true knowledge Christ actually taught is real food (John 6:52‑54) and is very different the sectarian doctrines of the churches. The rock that is Christ's teachings (Mat 21:42‑44) is clean and pure and white, being completely untarnished by religious doctrines of men. (Mat 15:7‑9) Only you and God and his son know if you are named a true Christian; if you are a person in possession of faith in the white stone of the knowledge of Christ's words. Break free of religion in all her doctrinal flavors... (Rev 18:1‑8; Deu 30:19‑20)

Revelation 2:16-17 ALT 'Therefore repent! But if not [fig., Or else] I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with the sword of my mouth. (17) 'The one having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies: To the one overcoming, I will give to him to eat {from} the manna, the one having been hidden, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name having been written, which no one knows except the one receiving [it].'

Revelation 2:16, 17 NWT 16 Therefore repent. If you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will war with them with the long sword of my mouth. 17 “‘Let the one who has an ear hear what the spirit says to the congregations: To him that conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble, and upon the pebble a new name written which no one knows except the one receiving it.’

Revelation 2:16-17 CEV Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword. (17) If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches [congregations]. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food. I will also give each one a white stone with a new name written on it. No one will know that name except the one who is given the stone.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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