New International Version
Revelation 2:25
25except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
Revelation 2:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But that which ye have already hold fast till 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.
Context of Revelation 2:25
23I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. 24Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’ 26To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father.
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πλὴν ὃ ἔχετε κρατήσατε ἄχρις οὗ ἂν ἥξω.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Revelation 2:25
- Revelation 3:3Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
- Acts 11:28One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)
- Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test them all; hold on to what is good,
- Hebrews 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
- Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
- Revelation 1:7“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
- Revelation 22:7“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
- John 21:22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:26For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in 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
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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
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