New King James Version
Revelation 2:25
25But hold fast what you have till I come.
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 Living Translation (NLT)except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.
Context of Revelation 2:25
23I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works. 24“Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden. But hold fast what you have till I come. 26And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations— 27‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— as I also have received 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 how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
- Acts 11:28Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
- Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21Test all things; hold fast what is good.
- Hebrews 3:6but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
- Hebrews 4:14Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
- Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
- Revelation 22:7“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
- John 21:22Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
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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