Revelation 2:26

Revelation 2:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
• New International Version (NIV)To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—
• English Standard Version (ESV)The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—

Context of Revelation 2:26

24“But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations. 27They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots. 28They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!

Revelation 2:26 word by word

καὶ ὁ νικῶν καὶ ὁ τηρῶν ἄχρι τέλους τὰ ἔργα μου, δώσω αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he that overcomethνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
• keepethτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• worksὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• untoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• will I giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484

Cross-references for Revelation 2:26

• Revelation 2:7“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
• Revelation 3:5All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
• Revelation 21:7All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
• Romans 8:37No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
• 1 John 5:5And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
• Matthew 24:13But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Luke 8:13The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.
• John 6:29Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
• John 8:31Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.
• Romans 2:7He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:5That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless.
• Hebrews 10:38And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
• James 2:20How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
• 1 John 2:19These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.
• 1 John 3:23And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
• Revelation 3:21Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.

Commentaries on Revelation 2:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Power over the nations - Every witness of Christ has power to confute and confound all the false doctrines and maxims of the nations of the world, for Christianity shall at last rule over all; the kingdom of Christ will come, and the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God and of his Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And he that overcometh - notes on Revelation 2:7. And keepeth my works unto the end - The works that I command and that I require, to the end of his life. Compare John 13:1. To him will I give power over the nations - The evident meaning of what is said here, and in the next verse, is, that in accordance with the uniform promise made to the redeemed in the New Testament, they would partake of the final triumph anal glory of the Saviour, and be associated…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. 26-28Christ promises that those who obey will share authority with him. This is symbolized by the iron rod that will break the opposition like clay pots (quoting Psalm 2:8–9; compare Revelation 12:5; 19:15). The morning star is the planet Venus, which signals the coming of a new day. Here, it refers to the promise of resurrection when Christ returns (Revelation 22:16; 2 Peter 1:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. And--implying the close connection of the promise to the conqueror that follows, with the preceding exhortation, Re 2:25. and keepeth--Greek, "and he that keepeth." Compare the same word in the passage already alluded to by the Lord, Ac 15:28, 29, end. my works--in contrast to "her (English Version, 'their') works" (Re 2:22). The works which I command and which are the fruit of My Spirit. unto the end--(Mt 24:13). The image is perhaps from the race…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