Focused Passage

Revelation 2:12-17

Christ Speaks to Four Churches: Love, Suffering, Compromise, and Perseverance

The chapter moves through four church messages in which Christ commends faithfulness, exposes spiritual danger, commands repentance or endurance, and promises eschatological reward to those who overcome.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

15In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

16Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

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Verse 12

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionTo theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularangelἀγγέλῳG32Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionPergamumΠεργάμῳG4010Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwriteγράψονG1125Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularThese [are]ΤάδεG3592Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralthe wordsλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularof the [One who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularholdsἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsharpὀξεῖανG3691Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulardouble-edgedδίστομονG1366Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularswordῥομφαίανG4501Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

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I knowΟἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwhereποῦG4226Adverbyou liveκατοικεῖςG2730Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularwhereὅπουG3699AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularthroneθρόνοςG2362Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof Satan [sits]ΣατανᾶG4567Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularyetκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou hold fastκρατεῖςG2902Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularto MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομάG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756AdverbYou did not denyἠρνήσωG720Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularin MeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularevenκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Pluralof MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-μουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfaithfulπιστόςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwitnessμάρτυςG3144Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularAntipasἈντιπᾶςG493Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas killedἀπεκτάνθηG615Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularamongπαρ’G3844PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralwhereὅπουG3699Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSatanΣατανᾶςG4567Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardwellsκατοικεῖG2730Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 14

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ButἈλλ’G235ConjunctionI haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singulara few thingsὀλίγαG3641Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralagainstκατὰG2596PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunction[some]ἐκεῖG1563Adverbof youἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularholdκρατοῦνταςG2902Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralto theτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχὴνG1322Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof BalaamΒαλαάμG903Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulartaughtἐδίδασκενG1321Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularBalakΒαλὰκG904Noun - Dative Masculine Singularto placeβαλεῖνG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activea stumbling blockσκάνδαλονG4625Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbeforeἐνώπιονG1799PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvυἱῶνG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralIsraelitesἸσραήλG2474Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularso they would eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activefood sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταG1494Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctioncommit sexual immoralityπορνεῦσαιG4203Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 15

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vvvοὕτωςG3779AdverbIn the same wayὁμοίωςG3668Adverb[some of] youσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularalsoκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularholdκρατοῦνταςG2902Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralto theτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχὴνG1322Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralNicolaitansΝικολαϊτῶνG3531Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 16

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ThereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctionrepentμετανόησονG3340Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularOtherwiseδὲG1161Conjunction. . .εἰG1487Conjunction. . .μήG3361AdverbI will comeἔρχομαίG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singularto youσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularshortlyταχύG5035AdverbandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwage warπολεμήσωG4170Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularagainstμετ’G3326PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralwithἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularswordῥομφαίᾳG4501Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmouthστόματόςG4750Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 17

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He whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularan earοὖςG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularlet him hearἀκουσάτωG191Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularsaysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralchurchesἐκκλησίαιςG1577Noun - Dative Feminine PluralTo [the one]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwhoΤῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularovercomesνικῶντιG3528Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularI will giveδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularhiddenκεκρυμμένουG2928Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter SingularmannaμάνναG3131Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will also giveδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singulara whiteλευκήνG3022Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularstoneψῆφονG5586Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinscribedγεγραμμένονG1125Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .ἐπὶG1909Preposition. . .τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .ψῆφονG5586Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[with]καὶG2532Conjunctiona newκαινὸνG2537Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-οὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularknownοἶδενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonlyεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbto the [one who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularreceives [it]λαμβάνωνG2983Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular

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