Revelation 2:21
19 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.
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
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 slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Read in contextRomans 2:4–5
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Read in contextRevelation 9:20–21
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Read in contextRevelation 16:11
And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Read in contextRevelation 16:9
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Read in context1 Peter 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Read in context2 Peter 3:15
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
Read in contextJeremiah 8:4–6
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
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