Revelation 2:3

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

Context of Revelation 2:3

1"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: 'The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2"'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. 4But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

Revelation 2:3 word by word

καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἔχεις καὶ ἐβάστασας διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου καὶ οὐRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hast borneβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• hastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• name’sὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• name’sὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• hast labouredκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• hastκάμνωkamnō · be weary/sick: weakG2577
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Revelation 2:3

• Psalms 69:7For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face.
• Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
• Mark 15:21And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
• Luke 14:27Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
• 1 Corinthians 13:7Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
• Galatians 6:2Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
• Hebrews 13:13Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.
• Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
• Revelation 3:10Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
• Psalms 37:7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
• Luke 8:15As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
• Luke 21:19By your endurance you will gain your lives.
• Romans 2:7to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
• Romans 5:3Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
• Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
• Romans 12:12Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

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

Topics related to Revelation 2:3

• Church
• Decision
• Ephesus
• Patience
• Persecution
• Righteousness
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bed
• Faithful
• Alliance
• Apostolic Age
• Asia Minor
• Church Government
• Commandment, the New
• Ear
• Ephesians, Epistle to the

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