Revelation 2:16

Revelation 2:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

Context of Revelation 2:16

14But I have a few things to say against you. Some people among you agree with what Balaam taught long ago. He taught Balak to do a bad thing against God's people. Balak caused the Israelite people to do wrong things. As a result, they ate food that people had given to idols. They also had sex with people who were not their husbands or wives. 15Also, some people among you do the bad things that the Nicolaitans teach. So you must stop doing these bad things. If you do not change how you live, I will quickly come to punish you. I will fight against those bad people with my sharp sword that comes out of my mouth. 17God's Spirit is speaking to you in the churches. You should understand what the Spirit is saying to you. You have ears, so listen carefully! To everyone who wins against Satan I will give some of my special food called manna. I will also give each of them a white stone. I will write a new name on that stone. Nobody will know that name except the person who receives it.” ’ 18‘Write this to the angel of the church at Thyatira: “This is the message to you from the Son of God. He has eyes that burn brightly like flames of fire. His feet shine like bright metal.

Revelation 2:16 word by word

μετανόησον οὖν· εἰ δὲ μή, ἔρχομαί σοι ταχὺ καὶ πολεμήσω μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ στόματός μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• orεἰei · if: elseG1487
• elseμήmē · notG3361
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• I will comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771
• quicklyταχύtachu · quicklyG5035
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• will fightπολεμέωpolemeō · to fightG4170
• againstμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the swordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the swordῥομφαίαrhomphaia · swordG4501
• ofστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Revelation 2:16

• Revelation 2:5Think carefully about this! You do not now live in the way you did at the beginning. So you must change the way you live. Do again the good things that you did at the beginning. If you do not change the way you live, I will come to punish you. I will take away your lampstand from its place.
• Revelation 3:19I help everyone that I love. When they have done wrong things, I tell them, ‘You have done a wrong thing.’ I show them the right thing that they should do. So be serious about how you live. Stop doing wrong things and turn to me.
• Revelation 16:9The strong heat burned people and it hurt them very much. As a result, they said bad things against God's name, because he had the power to cause these terrible troubles. But they refused to change how they lived. They refused to agree that God is great.
• Acts 17:30In past times people did not know the true things about God. Because of this, God did not punish them. But now God tells people everywhere, “Stop doing bad things and turn to me!”
• Revelation 2:12‘Write this to the angel of the church at Pergamum: “This is the message to you from the one who has the sharp sword with two edges.
• Revelation 1:16He held seven stars in his right hand. A sword with two sharp edges came out of his mouth. His face was like the sun when it shines very brightly.
• Revelation 19:15A sharp sword was coming out of his mouth. He will use this sword to attack the people of all the nations of the world. Then he will rule them with strong authority. He will punish them like someone who stamps on grapes in a winepress. That will show God's great anger against them. He is the Almighty God.
• Isaiah 11:4But he will judge poor people with true justice. He will decide to do what is right for all the helpless people. He will have authority everywhere in the land. The words that he speaks will bring death to wicked people.
• Isaiah 49:2The message that he gave me to speak was like a sharp sword. He kept me safe in his hand. He made me like a sharp arrow that he keeps safe and ready to use.
• Ephesians 6:17Remember that God has saved you from your sins. That will be like a strong hat that keeps your head safe. Also, use God's message to help you. That will be like a sword that God's Spirit puts in your hand.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the man who is against God will appear. But the Lord Jesus will come, and he will kill that man. Jesus will blow him away with breath from his mouth. When Jesus appears with great power, that enemy of God will be there no longer!

Commentaries on Revelation 2:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Will fight against them with the sword of my mouth - See on Revelation 2:12; (note). He now speaks for their edification and salvation; but if they do not repent, he will shortly declare those judgments which shall unavoidably fall upon them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Repent - See Revelation 2:5. Or else I will come unto thee quickly - On the word “quickly,” see the notes on Revelation 1:1. The meaning here is, that he would come against them in judgment, or to punish them. And will fight against them - Against the Nicolaitanes. He would come against the church for tolerating them, but his opposition would be principally directed against the Nicolaitanes themselves. The church would excite his displeasure by retaining…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 The word of God is a sword, able to slay both sin and sinners. It turns and cuts every way; but the believer need not fear this sword; yet this confidence cannot be supported without steady obedience. As our Lord notices all the advantages and opportunities we have for duty in the places where we dwell, so he notices our temptations and discouragements from the same causes. In a situation of trials, the church of Pergamos had not denied the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17The letter to the church in Pergamum describes Christians facing temptations to compromise their morals and loyalty to God. Pergamum was the first capital of the Roman province of Asia. The city had a famous library, and its people developed the use of animal skins for writing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. The three oldest manuscripts read, "Repent, therefore." Not only the Nicolaitanes, but the whole Church of Pergamos is called on to repent of not having hated the Nicolaitane teaching and practice. Contrast Paul, Ac 20:26. I will come--I am coming. fight against them--Greek, "war with them"; with the Nicolaitanes primarily; but including also chastisement of the whole Church at Pergamos: compare "unto THEE." with the sword of my mouth--resumed from Re…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 2:16

• Church
• Fellowship
• Impenitence
• Lukewarmness
• Pergamos

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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