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

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

13 I 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.

14 But 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.

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

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

17 He 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

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction To the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular angel ἀγγέλῳ G32 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular church ἐκκλησίας G1577 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Pergamum Περγάμῳ G4010 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular write γράψον G1125 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular These [are] Τάδε G3592 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural the words λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular of the [One who] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular holds ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sharp ὀξεῖαν G3691 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular double-edged δίστομον G1366 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular sword ῥομφαίαν G4501 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

I know Οἶδα G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular where ποῦ G4226 Adverb you live κατοικεῖς G2730 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular where ὅπου G3699 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular throne θρόνος G2362 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Satan [sits] Σατανᾶ G4567 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction you hold fast κρατεῖς G2902 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular to My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular name ὄνομά G3686 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb You did not deny ἠρνήσω G720 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular [your] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular faith πίστιν G4102 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural days ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural of My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular faithful πιστός G4103 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular witness μάρτυς G3144 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Antipas Ἀντιπᾶς G493 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular was killed ἀπεκτάνθη G615 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular among παρ’ G3844 Preposition you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural where ὅπου G3699 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Satan Σατανᾶς G4567 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular dwells κατοικεῖ G2730 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 14

Original words

But Ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction I have ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular a few things ὀλίγα G3641 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural against κατὰ G2596 Preposition you σοῦ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction [some] ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb of you ἔχεις G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular hold κρατοῦντας G2902 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural to the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχὴν G1322 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of Balaam Βαλαάμ G903 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular taught ἐδίδασκεν G1321 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Balak Βαλὰκ G904 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular to place βαλεῖν G906 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active a stumbling block σκάνδαλον G4625 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular before ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural vvv υἱῶν G5207 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Israelites Ἰσραήλ G2474 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular so they would eat φαγεῖν G5315 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active food sacrificed to idols εἰδωλόθυτα G1494 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction commit sexual immorality πορνεῦσαι G4203 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 15

Original words

vvv οὕτως G3779 Adverb In the same way ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb [some of] you σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular also καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἔχεις G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular hold κρατοῦντας G2902 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural to the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχὴν G1322 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Nicolaitans Νικολαϊτῶν G3531 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 16

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Therefore οὖν G3767 Conjunction repent μετανόησον G3340 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Otherwise δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μή G3361 Adverb I will come ἔρχομαί G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular to you σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular shortly ταχύ G5035 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wage war πολεμήσω G4170 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular against μετ’ G3326 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural with ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular sword ῥομφαίᾳ G4501 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular mouth στόματός G4750 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 17

Original words

He who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular has ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular an ear οὖς G3775 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular let him hear ἀκουσάτω G191 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular says λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural churches ἐκκλησίαις G1577 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural To [the one] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular who Τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular overcomes νικῶντι G3528 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular I will give δώσω G1325 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular hidden κεκρυμμένου G2928 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular manna μάννα G3131 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction I will also give δώσω G1325 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular a white λευκήν G3022 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular stone ψῆφον G5586 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular inscribed γεγραμμένον G1125 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular . . . ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition . . . τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . ψῆφον G5586 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [with] καὶ G2532 Conjunction a new καινὸν G2537 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular name ὄνομα G3686 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular known οἶδεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular only εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb to the [one who] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular receives [it] λαμβάνων G2983 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular

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