New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 2:8-10
8“And to the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 1SmyrnaG4667 writeG1125:
2The firstG4413 and the lastG2078, whoG3739 34was deadG3498, and has come to lifeG2198, saysG3004 thisG3592:
9‘I knowG3609 your 5tribulationG2347 and your 6povertyG4432 (but you are 7richG4145), and the blasphemyG988 by thoseG3588 who 8sayG3004 they are JewsG2453 and are not, but are a synagogueG4864 of 9SatanG4567. 10Do not fearG5399 whatG3739 you are aboutG3195 to sufferG3958. BeholdG2400, the devilG1228 is aboutG3195 to castG906 some of you into prisonG5438, soG2443 that you will be 10testedG3985, and you will haveG2192 tribulationG2347 11for tenG1176 daysG2250. 12Be 13faithfulG4103 untilG891 deathG2288, and I will giveG1325 you 14the crownG4735 of lifeG2222.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 2:8 Rev 1:11 ↩
- 2. Revelation 2:8 Is 44:6; 48:12; Rev 1:17; 22:13 ↩
- 3. Revelation 2:8 Lit became ↩
- 4. Revelation 2:8 Rev 1:18 ↩
- 5. Revelation 2:9 Rev 1:9 ↩
- 6. Revelation 2:9 2 Cor 6:10; 8:9; James 2:5 ↩
- 7. Revelation 2:9 2 Cor 6:10; 8:9; James 2:5 ↩
- 8. Revelation 2:9 Rev 3:9 ↩
- 9. Revelation 2:9 Matt 4:10; Rev 2:13, 24 ↩
- 10. Revelation 2:10 Rev 3:10; 13:14ff ↩
- 11. Revelation 2:10 Dan 1:12, 14 ↩
- 12. Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful ↩
- 13. Revelation 2:10 Rev 2:13; 12:11; 17:14 ↩
- 14. Revelation 2:10 1 Cor 9:25; Rev 3:11 ↩
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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