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Revelation 2:6

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 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 tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

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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.

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BSB
But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
KJV
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
WEB
But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
ASV
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
DARBY
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitanes, which *I* also hate.
BLB
But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
ÅB
Men dette har du at du hater nikolaittenes gjerninger, som jeg og hater.
OTB
Men du har dette til din fordel: du avskyr nikolaittenes gjerninger, som jeg også avskyr.
B1930
Men dette har du at du hater nikolaittenes gjerninger, som jeg og hater.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 26:5

    I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

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  • Psalms 101:3

    I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

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  • 2 John 1:9–10

    Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

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  • Revelation 2:14–15

    But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

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  • Psalms 139:21–22

    Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

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