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Revelation 2:3
3and endurest, and hast borne for my name's sake, and hast not wearied:
Revelation 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
- New International Version (NIV)You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.
Context of Revelation 2:3
1To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: 2I know thy works and [thy] labour, and thine endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil [men]; and thou hast tried them who say that themselves [are] apostles and are not, and hast found them liars; and endurest, and hast borne for my name's sake, and hast not wearied: 4but I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love. 5Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: but if not, I am coming to thee, and I will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou shalt repent.
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Cross-references for Revelation 2:3
- Psalms 69:7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
- Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah — for I have sinned against him — until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.
- Mark 15:21And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.
- Luke 14:27and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- Galatians 6:2Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfil the law of the Christ.
- Hebrews 13:13therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach:
- Revelation 1:9I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
- Revelation 3:10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
- Psalms 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
- Luke 8:15But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Luke 21:19By your patient endurance gain your souls.
- Romans 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
- Romans 5:3And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;
- Romans 8:25But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience.
- Romans 12:12As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:
Commentaries on Revelation 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And hast borne - The same things mentioned in the preceding verse, but in an inverted order, the particular reason of which does not appear; perhaps it was intended to show more forcibly to this Church that there was no good which they had done, nor evil which they had suffered, that was forgotten before God. And hast not fainted - They must therefore have had a considerable portion of this love remaining, else they could not have thus acted.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And hast borne - Hast borne up under trials; or hast borne with the evils with which you have been assailed. That is, you have not given way to murmuring or complaints in trial, you have not abandoned the principles of truth and yielded to the prevalence of error. And hast patience - That is, in this connection, hast shown that thou canst bear up under these things with patience. This is a repetition of what is said in Revelation 2:2, but in a somewhat…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3I know: This repeated refrain (Revelation 2:9, 13, 19; 3:1, 8, 15) shows Christ knows everything about his people, their actions, and their situations. The Ephesian Christians had a correct understanding of their beliefs, marked by perseverance and faithfulness. They examined various claims, disciplined evil people, could tell what is true and false, and patiently suffered for their faith in Christ.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. borne ... patience--The oldest manuscripts transpose these words. Then translate as Greek, "persevering endurance ... borne." "Thou hast borne" My reproach, but "thou canst not bear the evil" (Re 2:2). A beautiful antithesis. and ... hast laboured, and hast not fainted--The two oldest manuscripts and oldest versions read, "and ... hast not labored," omitting "and hast fainted." The difficulty which transcribers by English Version reading tried to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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