Revelation 2:21
19 I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.
20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
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
- Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
- KJV
- And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
- WEB
- I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
- ASV
- And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.
- DARBY
- And I gave her time that she should repent, and she will not repent of her fornication.
- BLB
- And I gave her time that she might repent, and she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.
- ÅB
- Og jeg gav henne tid til å omvende seg; men hun vil ikke omvende seg fra sitt hor.
- OTB
- Jeg har gitt henne tid til å vende om fra sin umoral, men hun er uvillig.
- B1930
- Og jeg gav henne tid til å omvende sig; men hun vil ikke omvende sig fra sitt hor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
Read in contextRomans 2:4–5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Read in contextRevelation 9:20–21
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Read in contextRevelation 16:11
and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
Read in contextRevelation 16:9
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
Read in context1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
Read in context2 Peter 3:15
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:4–6
So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
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