Revelation 2:19

Love for others Faith Serving others Patience

¹⁷ He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

¹⁸ And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

²⁰ Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

²¹ And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.
KJV: I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
WEB: “I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.
ASV: I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.
DARBY: I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thine endurance, and thy last works [to be] more than the first.
BLB: I know your works, and your love and faith and service and perseverance; and your last works [are] more than the first.

ÅB: Jeg vet om dine gjerninger og din kjærlighet og tjeneste og tro og tålmodighet, og dine siste gjerninger, som er flere enn de første.
OTB: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger, din kjærlighet og tro, din tjeneste og utholdenhet, og at dine siste gjerninger er større enn de første.
B1930: Jeg vet om dine gjerninger og din kjærlighet og tjeneste og tro og tålmodighet, og dine siste gjerninger, som er flere enn de første.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Timothy 1:5
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
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2 Peter 1:7
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
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John 15:2
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
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Revelation 2:2–4
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
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1 Corinthians 13:1–8
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
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1 Thessalonians 3:6
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
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2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
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