Revelation 2:9

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;

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

¹¹ He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

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 affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
KJV: I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
WEB: “I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
ASV: I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
DARBY: I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan.
BLB: I know your tribulation and poverty—but you are rich—and the slander of those claiming themselves to be Jews and are not, but [are] a synagogue of Satan.

ÅB: Jeg vet om din trengsel og din fattigdom - men du er rik - og spotten fra dem som sier de er jøder, og ikke er det, men er Satans synagoge.
OTB: Jeg kjenner din trengsel og din fattigdom—men du er rik! Jeg vet om baktalelsen fra dem som sier de er jøder og ikke er det, men er en Satans synagoge.
B1930: Jeg vet om din trengsel og din fattigdom - men du er rik - og spotten fra dem som sier de er jøder, og ikke er det, men er Satans synagoge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 3:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
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James 2:5–6
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
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2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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Romans 9:6
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
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2 Corinthians 6:10
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
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Romans 2:28–29
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
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1 Timothy 6:18
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
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Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
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