Focused Passage

Revelation 2:18-29

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

18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

19I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.

20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

21Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.

22Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

24But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you

25than to hold fast to what you have until I come.

26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

27He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.

28And I will give him the morning star.

29He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionToτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[the] angelἀγγέλῳG32Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionThyatiraΘυατείροιςG2363Noun - Dative Neuter PluralwriteγράψονG1125Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularThese [are]ΤάδεG3592Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralthe wordsλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularof theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoseἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluraleyes [are]ὀφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine PlurallikeὡςG5613Adverba blazingφλόγαG5395Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfireπυρόςG4442Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[whose]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralfeetπόδεςG4228Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural[are] likeὅμοιοιG3664Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralpolished bronzeχαλκολιβάνῳG5474Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 19

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I knowΟἶδάG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraldeedsἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularserviceδιακονίανG1248Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularperseveranceὑπομονήνG5281Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PlurallatestἔσχαταG2078Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraldeedsἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[are] greaterπλείοναG4119Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparativethan [your]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralfirstπρώτωνG4413Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 20

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ButἈλλὰG235ConjunctionI have [this]ἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularagainstκατὰG2596PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionYou tolerateἀφεῖςG863Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularthatτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwomanγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularJezebelἸεζάβελG2403Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularcallsλέγουσαG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularherselfἑαυτὴνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singulara prophetessπροφῆτινG4398Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionBy her teachingδιδάσκειG1321Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionshe misleadsπλανᾷG4105Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMyἐμοὺςG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralservantsδούλουςG1401Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralto be sexually immoralπορνεῦσαιG4203Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activefood sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταG1494Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 21

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Even [though]καὶG2532ConjunctionI have givenἔδωκαG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingulartimeχρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionrepentμετανοήσῃG3340Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularofἐκG1537PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularimmoralityπορνείαςG4202Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbshe is unwillingθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-μετανοῆσαιG3340Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 22

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BeholdἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularI will castβάλλωG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularherαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularontoεἰςG1519Prepositiona bed of sicknessκλίνηνG2825Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralcommit adulteryμοιχεύονταςG3431Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular[will suffer]εἰςG1519PrepositiongreatμεγάληνG3173Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartribulationθλῖψινG2347Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbthey repentμετανοήσωσιν*G3340Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralofἐκG1537PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraldeedsἔργωνG2041Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 23

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ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will strikeἀποκτενῶG615Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-ἐνG1722PrepositiondeadθανάτῳG2288Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπᾶσαιG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluraltheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralchurchesἐκκλησίαιG1577Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralwill knowγνώσονταιG1097Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularthe [One who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsearchesἐραυνῶνG2045Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularmindsνεφροὺςG3510Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will repayδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulareachἑκάστῳG1538Adjective - Dative Masculine Singularof youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraldeedsἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 24

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionI sayλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto [the]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralrestλοιποῖςG3062Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralof youὙμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionThyatiraΘυατείροιςG2363Noun - Dative Neuter PluralwhoὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural{do} notοὐκG3756Adverbhold toἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[her]ταύτηνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχὴνG1322Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and]οἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural{have} notοὐκG3756AdverblearnedἔγνωσανG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralvvvὡςG5613Adverbso-calledλέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluraldeep thingsβαθέαG901Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof SatanΣατανᾶG4567Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularI will placeβάλλωG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnoοὐG3756AdverbfurtherἄλλοG243Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularburdenβάροςG922Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularuponἐφ’G1909PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 25

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than toπλὴνG4133Conjunctionhold fastκρατήσατεG2902Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto whatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraluntilἄχριG891Preposition-οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ἂνG302ParticleI comeἥξωG2240Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 26

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AndΚαὶG2532Conjunctionto the [one who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularovercomesνικῶνG3528Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcontinuesτηρῶνG5083Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular{in} MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralworkἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter PluraluntilἄχριG891Preposition[the] endτέλουςG5056Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularI will giveδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularauthorityἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularoverἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralnationsἐθνῶνG1484Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 27

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe will ruleποιμανεῖG4165Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralwithἐνG1722Prepositionan ironσιδηρᾷG4603Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularscepterῥάβδῳG4464Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[and] shatter [them]συντρίβεταιG4937Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularlikeὡςG5613Adverb-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralvvvσκεύηG4632Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralvvvτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralpotteryκεραμικὰG2764Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluraljust asὡςG5613AdverbIκἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave received [authority]εἴληφαG2983Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularfromπαρὰG3844Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularFatherΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 2:9 (see also LXX)
Verse 28

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will giveδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmorningπρωϊνόνG4407Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularstarἀστέραG792Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 29

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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 Plural

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