Revelation 2:3

Revelation 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
• New International Version (NIV)You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.

Context of Revelation 2:3

1“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands: 2“I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. 4“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! 5Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.

Revelation 2:3 word by word

καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἔχεις καὶ ἐβάστασας διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου καὶ οὐRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hast borneβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• hastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• name’sὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• name’sὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• hast labouredκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• hastκάμνωkamnō · be weary/sick: weakG2577
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Revelation 2:3

• Psalms 69:7For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.
• Micah 7:9I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The Lord will bring me into the light, and I will see his righteousness.
• Mark 15:21A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)
• Luke 14:27And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
• 1 Corinthians 13:7Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
• Galatians 6:2Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
• Hebrews 13:13So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore.
• Revelation 1:9I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.
• Revelation 3:10“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.
• Psalms 37:7Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
• Luke 8:15And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
• Luke 21:19By standing firm, you will win your souls.
• 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.
• Romans 5:3We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
• Romans 8:25But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
• Romans 12:12Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

Commentaries on Revelation 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And hast borne - The same things mentioned in the preceding verse, but in an inverted order, the particular reason of which does not appear; perhaps it was intended to show more forcibly to this Church that there was no good which they had done, nor evil which they had suffered, that was forgotten before God. And hast not fainted - They must therefore have had a considerable portion of this love remaining, else they could not have thus acted.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And hast borne - Hast borne up under trials; or hast borne with the evils with which you have been assailed. That is, you have not given way to murmuring or complaints in trial, you have not abandoned the principles of truth and yielded to the prevalence of error. And hast patience - That is, in this connection, hast shown that thou canst bear up under these things with patience. This is a repetition of what is said in Revelation 2:2, but in a somewhat…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3I know: This repeated refrain (Revelation 2:9, 13, 19; 3:1, 8, 15) shows Christ knows everything about his people, their actions, and their situations. The Ephesian Christians had a correct understanding of their beliefs, marked by perseverance and faithfulness. They examined various claims, disciplined evil people, could tell what is true and false, and patiently suffered for their faith in Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. borne ... patience--The oldest manuscripts transpose these words. Then translate as Greek, "persevering endurance ... borne." "Thou hast borne" My reproach, but "thou canst not bear the evil" (Re 2:2). A beautiful antithesis. and ... hast laboured, and hast not fainted--The two oldest manuscripts and oldest versions read, "and ... hast not labored," omitting "and hast fainted." The difficulty which transcribers by English Version reading tried to…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 2:3

• Church
• Decision
• Ephesus
• Patience
• Persecution
• Righteousness
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bed
• Faithful
• Alliance
• 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