Revelation 2:25

Revelation 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
• New International Version (NIV)except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only hold fast what you have until I come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But hold fast what you have till I come.

Context of Revelation 2:25

23Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve. 24But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold to this teaching (who have not learned the so-called “deep secrets of Satan”), to you I say: I do not put any additional burden on you. However, hold on to what you have until I come. 26And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations – 27he will rule them with an iron rod and like clay jars he will break them to pieces,

Revelation 2:25 word by word

πλὴν ὃ ἔχετε κρατήσατε ἄχρις οὗ ἂν ἥξω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• that whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• hold fastκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• tillἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• I comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240

Cross-references for Revelation 2:25

• Revelation 3:3Therefore, remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.
• Acts 11:28One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)
• Romans 12:9Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.
• Hebrews 4:14Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
• Hebrews 10:23And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
• Revelation 1:7(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)
• Revelation 22:7(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.)
• John 14:3And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
• John 21:22Jesus replied, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
• 1 Corinthians 11:26For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

Commentaries on Revelation 2:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25That which ye have - That is, the pure doctrine of the Gospel, hold fast till I come - till I come to execute the judgments which I have threatened.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25But that which ye have … - All that there is of truth and purity remaining among you, retain faithfully. Compare Revelation 3:11. Till I come - To receive you to myself, John 14:3.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. 18-29The letter to the church in Thyatira warns Christians against combining their faith with pagan practices and worldly behaviors.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. that which ye have already--(Jude 3, end). hold fast--do not let go from your grasp, however false teachers may wish to wrest it from you. till I come--when your conflict with evil will be at an end. The Greek implies uncertainty as to when He shall come.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 2:25

• Church
• Decision
• Perseverance
• Reward

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bed
• Faithful
• Thyatira
• 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