Revelation 2:19

Revelation 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
• New International Version (NIV)I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.

Context of Revelation 2:19

17The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.’ 18“To the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished bronze: ‘I know your deeds: your love, faith, service, and steadfast endurance. In fact, your more recent deeds are greater than your earlier ones. 20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21I have given her time to repent, but she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.

Revelation 2:19 word by word

οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν καὶ τὴν διακονίαν καὶ τὴν ὑπομονήν σου καὶ τὰ ἔργα σου τὰ ἔσχατα πλείονα τῶν πρώτων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• worksὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• charityἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• serviceδιακονίαdiakonia · serviceG1248
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• than the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413

Cross-references for Revelation 2:19

• Revelation 2:2‘I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.
• 1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
• Colossians 3:14And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
• 1 Timothy 1:5But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
• 1 Peter 4:8Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
• 2 Peter 1:7to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.
• Revelation 2:3I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly, endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary.
• Revelation 2:4But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love!
• Job 17:9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
• Psalms 92:14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
• John 15:2He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.

Commentaries on Revelation 2:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19I know thy works - And of these he first sets forth their charity, , their love to God and each other; and particularly to the poor and distressed: and hence followed their faith, , their fidelity, to the grace they had received; and service, , and ministration; properly pious and benevolent service to widows, orphans, and the poor in general. And thy patience - ̔ · Thy perseverance under afflictions and persecutions, and thy continuance in well-doing. I…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19I know thy works - See the notes on Revelation 2:2. He knew all they had done, good and bad. And charity - Love; love to God, and love to man. There is no reason for restricting this word here to the comparatively narrow sense which it now bears. Compare the notes on 1 Corinthians 13:1. And service - Greek, “ministry” - ́ diakonianThe word would seem to include all the service which the church had rendered in the cause of religion; all which was the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a flame of fire, observe them committing or allowing what is evil, he will rebuke, correct, or punish them. Here is praise of the ministry and people of Thyatira, by One who knew the principles from which they acted. They grew wiser and better. All Christians should earnestly desire that their last works may be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Christ praises the Thyatirans for their knowledge and understanding of everything.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The oldest manuscripts transpose the English Version order, and read, "faith and service." The four are subordinate to "thy works"; thus, "I know thy works, even the love and the faith (these two forming one pair, as 'faith works by love,' Ga 5:6), and the service (ministration to the suffering members of the Church, and to all in spiritual or temporal need), and the endurance of (that is, shown by) thee (this pronoun belongs to all four)." As love is…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 2:19

• Church
• Faith
• Obedience
• Patience
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bed
• Faithful
• Thyatira
• Apostolic Age
• Asia Minor
• Charity
• Church Government
• Commandment, the New
• Ear

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