Revelation 2:16
14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
15 In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
18 To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- KJV
- Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- WEB
- Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
- ASV
- Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
- DARBY
- Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.
- BLB
- Therefore repent! But if not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- ÅB
- Omvend deg! ellers kommer jeg snart over deg og vil stride mot dem med min munns sverd.
- OTB
- Omvend deg derfor! Ellers vil jeg komme til deg raskt og kjempe mot dem med min munns sverd.
- B1930
- Omvend dig! ellers kommer jeg snart over dig og vil stride mot dem med min munns sverd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
Read in contextRevelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Read in contextEphesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Read in contextRevelation 2:5
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
Read in contextRevelation 2:12
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
Read in contextRevelation 19:21
And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Read in contextRevelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
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