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Chapter 25: Of the Church
1. The catholic[1] (or universal) Church consists of the whole number of the elect that have been, are, or will be gathered into one, under Christ the Head of His Church.[2] The Church is the spouse, the body, and the fullness of Jesus Christ, who fills all in all. This universal Church is invisible.
Ephesians 1:10, 22–23 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ephesians 5:23, 27, 32 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Colossians 1:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
2. [Like the invisible Church,] the visible Church is also catholic (or universal) under the Gospel since it is not confined to one nation as before under the law. The visible Church consists of all those throughout the world who profess the true religion,a including their children.b It is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ,c the house and family of God,d outside of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.e
a1 Corinthians 1:2 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Psalm 2:8 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Revelation 7:9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 15:9–12 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; b1 Corinthians
7:14 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Acts 2:39 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ezekiel 16:20–21 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 11:16 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Genesis 3:15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Genesis 17:7 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cMatthew 13:47 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Isaiah 9:7 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; dEphesians 2:19 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ephesians 3:15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; eActs 2:47 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
3. Until the end of the world, Christ has given the ministry, oracles,[3] and ordinances of God to this catholic visible Church for the gathering and perfecting of the saints in this life. Christ, by His own presence and Spirit, makes these gifts effectual in the Church according to His promise.
1 Corinthians 12:28 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ephesians 4:11–13 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Isaiah 59:21 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
4. This [visible] catholic Church has been sometimes more, sometimes less, visible.a And particular churches,[4] which are members this visible Church, are more or less pure, according to how the doctrine of the Gospel is taught and embraced, ordinances administered, and public worship performed more or less purely in them.b
aRomans 11:3–4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Revelation 12:6, 14 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bRevelation 2–3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Corinthians 5:6–7 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
5. The purest churches under heaven are subject both to mixture and error.a And some have so degenerated as to become no churches of Christ, but synagogues of Satan.[5], b Nevertheless, there will be always a Church on earth to worship God according to His will.c
a1 Corinthians 13:12 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Revelation 2–3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Matthew 13:24–30, 47 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bRevelation 18:2
(ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 11:18–22 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cMatthew 16:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Psalm 72:17 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
; Psalm 102:28 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
6. There is no other head of the Church, but the Lord Jesus
Christ.a
The Pope of Rome cannot in any sense be the head of the Church; but is that
Antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, who exalts himself in the
Church against Christ and all that is called God.[6],
[7], b
aColossians 1:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ephesians 1:22 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bMatthew 23:8–10
(ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4, 8–9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Revelation 13:6 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
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Ch. 25:1
Ephesians 1:10, 22–23 (ESV) Back
10as a plan for the fullness of time, to
unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
22And he put all things under his feet and
gave him as head over all things to the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who
fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:10, 22-23 (KJ3) Back
10 for the administration of the
fullness of the times to head up all things in Christ, both the things in the
heavens, and the things on earth, in Him,
22 and He “put all things under
His feet” and gave Him to be Head over all things to the
Assembly,†
23 which is His body: the fullness
of the One filling all things in all;
Ephesians 1:10, 22–23 (NASB95) Back
10with a view to an administration suitable
to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ,
things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him
22And He put all things in subjection under
His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23which
is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:10, 22-23 (WEB) Back
10 to an administration of the fullness of the
times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the
things on the earth, in him;
22 He put all things in subjection under his
feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
23 which is his body, the fullness of him who
fills all in all.
Ephesians 5:23, 27, 32 (ESV) Back
23For the husband is the head of the wife
even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
27so that he might present the church to
himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might
be holy and without blemish.
32This mystery is profound, and I am saying
that it refers to Christ and the church.
Ephesians 5:23, 27, 32 (KJ3) Back
23 because a husband is head of the
wife, as also Christ is Head of the Assembly, and He is Savior of the
body.
27 that He might present her to
Himself as the glorious Assembly, not having spot or wrinkle, or any
such things, but that she be holy and without blemish.
32 The mystery is great, but I
speak as to Christ and as to the Assembly.
Ephesians 5:23, 27, 32 (NASB95) Back
23For the husband is the head of the wife,
as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the
body.
27that He might present to Himself the church
in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she
would be holy and blameless.
32This mystery is great; but I am speaking
with reference to Christ and the church.
Ephesians 5:23, 27, 32 (WEB) Back
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as
Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
27 that he might present the assembly to
himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it
should be holy and without defect.
32 This mystery is great, but I speak
concerning Christ and of the assembly.
Colossians 1:18 (ESV) Back
18And he is the head of the body, the
church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he
might be preeminent.
Colossians 1:18 (KJ3) Back
18 And He is the Head of the body,
the Assembly, who is the Beginning, the Firstborn out of the dead
ones that He having first place in all things;
Colossians 1:18 (NASB95) Back
18He is also head of the body, the church;
and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will
come to have first place in everything.
Colossians 1:18 (WEB) Back
18 He is the head of the body, the assembly,
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might
have the preeminence.
Ch. 25:2
1 Corinthians 1:2 (ESV) Back
2To the church of God that is in Corinth,
to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those
who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord
and ours:
1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJ3) Back
2 to the assembly of God which is
in
1 Corinthians 1:2 (NASB95) Back
2To the church of God which is at Corinth,
to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all
who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and
ours:
1 Corinthians 1:2 (WEB) Back
2 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth;
those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
1 Corinthians 12:12–13 (ESV) Back
12For just as the body is one and has many
members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is
with Christ. 13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one
body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (KJ3) Back
12¶ Even as the body is one, and
has many members, but all the members of the one body, being many, are one
body; so also is Christ.
13 For also we all were baptized
into one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free,
even all were given to drink into one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:12–13 (NASB95) Back
12For even as the body is one and yet has
many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one
body, so also is Christ. 13For by one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all
made to drink of one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (WEB) Back
12 For as the body is one, and has many
members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is
Christ.
13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into
one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to
drink into one Spirit.
Psalm 2:8 (ESV) Back
8Ask of me, and I will make the nations
your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
Psalm 2:8 (KJ3) Back
8 Ask of Me, and I will give the
nations as Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the earth as
Your possession.
Psalm 2:8 (NASB95) Back
8‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the
nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
Psalm 2:8 (WEB) Back
8 Ask of me,
and I will give the nations for your inheritance,
Revelation 7:9 (ESV) Back
9After this I looked, and behold, a great
multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and
peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed
in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Revelation 7:9 (KJ3) Back
9 After these things I saw, and
behold, a large multitude which no one was able to number them, out of every
nation, even tribes and peoples and languages, standing in front of the throne,
and before the Lamb, having been clothed with white robes, and in their hands
palm branches.
Revelation 7:9 (NASB95) Back
9After these things I looked, and behold, a
great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and
peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in
white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;
Revelation 7:9 (WEB) Back
9 After these things I looked, and
behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of
all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the
Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Romans 15:9–12 (ESV) Back
9and in order that the Gentiles might
glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among
the Gentiles, and sing to your name.” 10And again it is said, “Rejoice, O
Gentiles, with his people.” 11And again, “Praise the Lord, all you
Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.” 12And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse
will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles
hope.”
Romans 15:9-12 (KJ3) Back
9 and the nations on behalf of
mercy to glorify God, even as it is written, “Because of this I will confess to
You among the nations, and I will sing praise to Your name.Ӡ
10 And again He says, “Rejoice,
nations, with His people.Ӡ
11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all
the nations, and praise Him all the peoples.Ӡ
12 And again Isaiah says, “There
shall be the Root of Jesse, and the One rising up to rule the
nations; on Him nations will hope.”
Romans 15:9–12 (NASB95) Back
9and for the Gentiles to glorify God for
His mercy; as it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to You among the
Gentiles, And I will sing to Your name.” 10Again he says, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with
His people.” 11And again, “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, And
let all the peoples praise Him.” 12Again Isaiah says, “There shall come the
root of Jesse, And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles, In Him shall the
Gentiles hope.”
Romans 15:9-12 (WEB) Back
9 and
that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
10 Again
he says,
11 Again,
12 Again,
Isaiah says,
1 Corinthians 7:14 (ESV) Back
14For the unbelieving husband is made holy
because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her
husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
1 Corinthians 7:14 (KJ3) Back
14 For the unbelieving husband has
been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by
the husband; else, then, your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
1 Corinthians 7:14 (NASB95) Back
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified
through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing
husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
1 Corinthians 7:14 (WEB) Back
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in
the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your
children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Acts 2:39 (ESV) Back
39For the promise is for you and for your
children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to
himself.”
Acts 2:39 (KJ3) Back
39 For the promise is to you and to
your children, and to all the ones unto far off, as many as the Lord
our God shall call.
Acts 2:39 (NASB95) Back
39“For the promise is for you and your
children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to
Himself.”
Acts 2:39 (WEB) Back
39 For the promise is to you, and to your
children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will
call to himself.”
Ezekiel 16:20–21 (ESV) Back
20And you took your sons and your daughters,
whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were
your whorings so small a matter 21that you slaughtered my children and
delivered them up as an offering by fire to them?
Ezekiel 16:20-21 (KJ3) Back
20 And you have taken your sons and
your daughters whom you have borne to Me, and you sacrificed these to them for
food. Are your fornications small?
21 You have slaughtered My sons,
and you gave them to cause these to pass through the fire for
them.
Ezekiel 16:20–21 (NASB95) Back
20“Moreover, you took your sons and
daughters whom you had borne to Me and sacrificed them to idols to be devoured.
Were your harlotries so small a matter? 21“You slaughtered My children and offered
them up to idols by causing them to pass through the fire.
Ezekiel 16:20-21 (WEB) Back
20 “ ‘ “Moreover you have taken
your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and you have
sacrificed these to them to be devoured. Was your prostitution a small matter,
21 that you have slain my children, and
delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire to them?
Romans 11:16 (ESV) Back
16If the dough offered as firstfruits is
holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Romans 11:16 (KJ3) Back
16 Now if the firstfruit is holy,
so also the lump. And if the root is holy, so also are the
branches.
Romans 11:16 (NASB95) Back
16If the first piece of dough is holy, the
lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.
Romans 11:16 (WEB) Back
16 If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump.
If the root is holy, so are the branches.
Genesis 3:15 (ESV) Back
15I will put enmity between you and the
woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
Genesis 3:15 (KJ3) Back
15 And I will put enmity between you and the
woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you
shall bruise His heel.
Genesis 3:15 (NASB95) Back
15And I will put enmity Between you and the
woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And
you shall bruise him on the heel.”
Genesis 3:15 (WEB) Back
15 I will put
hostility between you and the woman,
Genesis 17:7 (ESV) Back
7And I will establish my covenant between
me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Genesis 17:7 (KJ3) Back
7¶ And I will establish My covenant between Me
and you, and your seed after you in their generations, for an everlasting
covenant, to be [for] God to you and to your seed after you.
Genesis 17:7 (NASB95) Back
7“I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
Genesis 17:7 (WEB) Back
7 I will establish my covenant between me and
you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
Matthew 13:47 (ESV) Back
47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.
Matthew 13:47 (KJ3) Back
47 Again, the kingdom of Heaven is
compared to a drag net thrown into the sea, and gathering together of every
kind;
Matthew 13:47 (NASB95) Back
47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;
Matthew 13:47 (WEB) Back
47 “Again, the
Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered
some fish of every kind,
Isaiah 9:7 (ESV) Back
7Of the increase of his government and of
peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to
establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this
time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Isaiah 9:7 (KJ3) Back
7 There is no end to the increase
of His dominion and of peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom,
to order it, and to sustain it with judgment and with righteousness, from now
and to eternity. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.
Isaiah 9:7 (NASB95) Back
7There will be no end to the increase of
His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To
establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and
forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9:7 (WEB) Back
7 Of the increase of his government and of
peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to
establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that
time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
Ephesians 2:19 (ESV) Back
19So then you are no longer strangers and
aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the
household of God,
Ephesians 2:19 (KJ3) Back
19 So, then, you are no longer
strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and of
the household of God,
Ephesians 2:19 (NASB95) Back
19So then you are no longer strangers and
aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s
household,
Ephesians 2:19 (WEB) Back
19 So then you are no longer strangers and
foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household
of God,
Ephesians 3:15 (ESV) Back
15from whom every family in heaven and on
earth is named,
Ephesians 3:15 (KJ3) Back
15 of whom every family in Heaven
and on earth is named,
Ephesians 3:15 (NASB95) Back
15from whom every family in heaven and on
earth derives its name,
Ephesians 3:15 (WEB) Back
15 from whom every family in heaven and on
earth is named,
Acts 2:47 (ESV) Back
47praising God and having favor with all the
people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being
saved.
Acts 2:47 (KJ3) Back
47 praising God, and having favor
with all the people. And the Lord was adding to the assembly the ones being
saved according to a day.
Acts 2:47 (NASB95) Back
47praising God and having favor with all the
people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being
saved.
Acts 2:47 (WEB) Back
47 praising God, and having favor with all the
people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
Ch. 25:3
1 Corinthians 12:28 (ESV) Back
28And God has appointed in the church first
apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of
healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28 (KJ3) Back
28 And God placed some in the
assembly, firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then works
of power; then gifts of healing, helps, governings, kinds of languages.
1 Corinthians 12:28 (NASB95) Back
28And God has appointed in the church, first
apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28 (WEB) Back
28 God has set some in the assembly: first
apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of
healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
Ephesians 4:11–13 (ESV) Back
11And he gave the apostles, the prophets,
the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of
ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13until we all attain to the unity of the
faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure
of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Ephesians 4:11-13 (KJ3) Back
11 And indeed He gave the ones
to be apostles; and the ones prophets; and the ones evangelists;
and the ones shepherds and teachers;
12 for the equipping of the saints
for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,
13 until we all may come to the
unity of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown
man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Ephesians 4:11–13 (NASB95) Back
11And He gave some as apostles, and some as
prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12for the
equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body
of Christ; 13until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and
of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the
stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11-13 (WEB) Back
11 He gave some to be apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds* and teachers;
12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the
work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;
13 until we all attain to the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV) Back
19Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 (KJ3) Back
19 Therefore having gone, disciple
all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all
things, as many things as I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you
all the days until the completion of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:19–20 (NASB95) Back
19“Go therefore and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 (WEB) Back
19 Go† and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you.
Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Amen.
Isaiah 59:21 (ESV) Back
21“And as for me, this is my covenant with
them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put
in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your
offspring, or out of the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says the Lord,
“from this time forth and forevermore.”
Isaiah 59:21 (KJ3) Back
21 As for Me, this is My
covenant with them, says Jehovah: My Spirit who is on You, and My words which I
have put in Your mouth, shall not depart out of Your mouth, or out of the mouth
of Your seed, or out of the mouth of Your seed’s seed, from now and till
forever, says Jehovah.
Isaiah 59:21 (NASB95) Back
21“As for Me, this is My covenant with
them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have
put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your
offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord,
“from now and forever.”
Isaiah 59:21 (WEB) Back
21 “As for me, this is my covenant with
them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in
your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your
offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh,
“from henceforth and forever.”
Ch. 25:4
Romans 11:3–4 (ESV) Back
3“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they
have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” 4But what
is God’s reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not
bowed the knee to Baal.”
Romans 11:3-4 (KJ3) Back
3 Lord, “they killed Your
prophets,” “and they dug down Your altars,” “and only I am left, and they seek
my life.Ӡ
4 But what does the Divine answer
say to him, “I reserved to Myself seven thousand men who did not bow the knee
to Baal.”
Romans 11:3–4 (NASB95) Back
3“Lord, they have killed Your prophets,
they have torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my
life.” 4But what is the divine response to him? “I have kept for Myself seven
thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
Romans 11:3-4 (WEB) Back
3“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they
have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.”✡
4 But how does God answer him? “I have
reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
Revelation 12:6, 14 (ESV) Back
6and the woman fled into the wilderness,
where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for
1,260 days.
14But the woman was given the two wings of
the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to
the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Revelation 12:6, 14 (KJ3) Back
6 And the woman fled into the
wilderness, where she had a place, it having been prepared from God, that there
they might nourish her a thousand two hundred and sixty days.
14 And two wings of the great eagle
were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness, to her place,
where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, away from the
serpent’s face.
Revelation 12:6, 14 (NASB95) Back
6Then the woman fled into the wilderness
where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for
one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
14But the two wings of the great eagle were
given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place,
where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence
of the serpent.
Revelation 12:6, 14 (WEB) Back
6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where
she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand
two hundred sixty days.
14 Two wings of the great eagle were given to
the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she
might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the
serpent.
Revelation 2–3 (ESV) Back
2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus
write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2“ ‘I know your works, your toil and your
patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have
tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be
false. 3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and
you have not grown weary. 4But I have this against you, that you have
abandoned the love you had at first. 5Remember therefore from where you have
fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you
and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6Yet this
you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who
conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of
God.’ 8“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first
and the last, who died and came to life. 9“ ‘I know your tribulation and your
poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews
and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10Do not fear what you are about to suffer.
Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be
tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and
I will give you the crown of life. 11He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the
second death.’ 12“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13“ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s
throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the
days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan
dwells. 14But I have a few things against you: you have some
there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling
block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to
idols and practice sexual immorality. 15So also you have some who hold the
teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16Therefore repent. If not, I will come to
you soon and 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 conquers I will give some of the
hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the
stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’ 18“And to the angel of the church in
Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of
fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19“ ‘I know your works, your love and faith
and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20But I
have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself
a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual
immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21I gave her time to repent, but she refuses
to repent of her sexual immorality. 22Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed,
and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation,
unless they repent of her works, 23and I will strike her children dead. And
all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will
give to each of you according to your works. 24But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do
not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of
Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden.
25Only hold fast
what you have until I come. 26The one who conquers and who keeps my
works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 27and he
will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces,
even as I myself 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.’ 3:1“And
to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven
spirits of God and the seven stars. “ ‘I know your works. You have the
reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and
is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my
God. 3Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you
will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour
I will come against you. 4Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people
who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for
they are worthy. 5The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white
garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will
confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’ 7“And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key
of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8“ ‘I
know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is
able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my
word and have not denied my name. 9Behold, I will make those of the synagogue
of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make
them come and bow down before your feet and they will learn that I have loved
you. 10Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from
the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on
the earth. 11I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that
no one may seize your crown. 12The one who conquers, I will make him a
pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write
on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new
Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. 13He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ 14“And to
the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful
and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. 15“ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold
nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither
hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17For you say, I am rich, I have prospered,
and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind,
and naked. 18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire,
so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and
the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so
that you may see. 19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be
zealous and repent. 20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and
he with me. 21The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with
me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ ”
Revelation 2-3 (KJ3) Back
1¶ To the angel of the Ephesian
assembly, write: These things says the One holding the seven stars in
His right hand, the One walking in the midst of the seven
golden lampstands:
2 I know your works, and your
labor, and your patience, and that you cannot bear evil ones; and you
tried the ones pretending to be apostles and are not, and found them
to be liars.
3 And I know you bore up
and have patience and on account of My name you have labored and have not
wearied.
4 But I have against you that you
left your first love.
5 Therefore, remember from where
you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works. And if not, I am coming to
you quickly, and will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
6 But you have this, that you hate
the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the one overcoming, I
will give to him to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the
Paradise of God.
8¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Smyrna, write: These things says the First and the Last, who
became a dead one, and lived:
9 I know your works, and the
affliction, and the poverty; but you are rich. And I know the blasphemy
of the ones saying themselves to be Jews, and they are not, but are a
synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear nothing of what you
are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some from you
into prison, so that you may be tried; and you will have affliction ten days.
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. The one overcoming will not
be hurt by the second death, not ever!
12¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Pergamos, write: These things says the One having the
sharp, two-edged sword:
13 I know your works, and where you
dwell, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold My name, and did not
deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful witness;
who was killed alongside you, where Satan dwells.
14 But I have a few things against
you, that you have there some holding the teachings of Balaam, who
taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol
sacrifices, and to commit fornication.
15 So you also have some holding
the teaching of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
16 Repent! But if not, I will come
to you quickly, and I will make war with them by the sword of My mouth.
17 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the one overcoming, I
will give him to eat from the hidden manna. And I will give to him a white
pebble, and on the pebble a new name having been written, which no one knows if
not the one receiving it.
18¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Thyatira, write: These things says the Son of God, the One having
His eyes as a flame of fire, and His feet like burnished brass.
19 I know your works, and the love,
and the ministry, and the faith, and your patience, and your works; and the
last more than the first.
20 But I have a few things against
you, that you allow the woman Jezebel to teach, the one saying herself to
be a prophetess, and to cause My slaves to go astray, and to commit
fornication, and to eat idol sacrifices.
21 And I gave time to her that she
might repent of her fornication. And she did not repent.
22 Behold, I am throwing her into a
bed, and into great affliction the ones committing adultery with her,
unless they repent of their works.
23 And I will kill her children
with death; and all the assemblies will know that I am the One searching
the kidneys and hearts. And I will give to you, each one, according to
your works.
24 But I say to you and to the rest
in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, and who did not know the
deep things of Satan, as they say; I am not casting another burden on you;
25 but what you have, hold until I
shall come.
26 And the one overcoming,
and the one keeping My works until the end, “I will give to him
authority over the nations,”
27 and “he will shepherd them with
an iron staff” (they are “broken to pieces like clay vessels”), as I also have
received from My Father.†
28 And I will give to him the
Morning Star.
29 The one havings an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
1¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Sardis, write: These things says the One having the seven
spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have the name
that you live, and are a lifeless assembly.
2 Be watching, and establish the
things remaining which are about to die. For I have not found your works being
fulfilled before God.
3 Therefore, remember how you
received and heard, and keep, and repent. If, therefore, you do not watch, I
will come upon you like a thief and you will not know what hour I come upon
you, not at all.
4 You also have a few names in
Sardis which did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with Me in
white because they are worthy.
5 The one overcoming, this
one shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the
Book of Life, not ever! And I will acknowledge his name before My
Father, and before His angels.
6 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
7¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Philadelphia, write: These things says the Holy One, the
True One, the One having “the key of David”, “the One opening,
and no one shuts; and shuts, and no one opens”:†
8 I know your works. Behold, I
have given a door being opened before you, and no one is able to shut it, for
you have a little power and have kept My Word, and have not denied My name.
9 Behold, I give out of the
synagogue of Satan the ones saying themselves to be Jews, and they are
not, but they lie. Behold, I will make them come and prostrate themselves
before your feet, and they shall know that I loved you.
10 Because you kept the Word of My
patience, I also will keep you out of the hour of trial, the one being
about to come on the whole inhabited earth in order to try the ones dwelling
on the earth.
11 Behold, I am coming quickly.
Hold what you have that no one take your crown.
12 The one overcoming, I
will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall not go out any
more, not ever! And I will write the name of My God on him, and the name
of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem which comes down out of Heaven from My
God, and My new name.
13 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
14¶ And to the angel of the assembly
in Laodicean, write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true
Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
15 I know your works, that you are
neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot.
16 So, because you are lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit you out of My mouth.
17 Because you say, I am a rich one,
and I am made wealthy, and I have need of nothing, and do not know that you are
the wretched one and miserable one and poor one and the
blind one and the naked one.
18 I advise you to buy from Me gold
having been fired by fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you
may be clothed, and your shame and nakedness may not appear. And anoint your
eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
19 I, as many “as I love, I rebuke
and I chasten.” Be zealous, then, and repent.†
20 Behold, I stand at the door and
am knocking. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will enter to him,
and I will dine with him, and he with Me.
21 The one overcoming, I
will give to him to sit with Me in My throne, as I also overcame and sat with
My Father in His throne.
22 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
Revelation 2–3 (NASB95) Back
2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus
write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks
among the seven golden lampstands, says this: 2‘I know your deeds and your toil and
perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test
those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be
false; 3and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not
grown weary. 4‘But I have this against you, that you have left
your first love. 5‘Therefore remember from where you have fallen,
and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and
will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent. 6‘Yet
this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also
hate. 7‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To
him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the
Paradise of God.’ 8“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: 9‘I know
your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by
those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10‘Do not
fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of
you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for
ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11‘He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes
will not be hurt by the second death.’ 12“And to the angel of the church in
Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this: 13‘I know
where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did
not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who
was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14‘But I have a few things against you,
because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching
Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality. 15‘So you also have some who in the same way
hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16‘Therefore repent; or else I am coming to
you quickly, and I will make 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 him who
overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a
white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who
receives it.’ 18“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like
burnished bronze, says this: 19‘I know your deeds, and your love and
faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater
than at first. 20‘But I have this against you, that you tolerate
the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My
bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things
sacrificed to idols. 21‘I gave her time to repent, and she does not want
to repent of her immorality. 22‘Behold, I will throw her on a bed of
sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless
they repent of her deeds. 23‘And I will kill her children with
pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds
and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24‘But I
say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who
have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other
burden on you. 25‘Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I
come. 26‘He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, to him I will
give authority over the nations; 27and he shall rule them with a rod of iron,
as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received
authority from My Father; 28and I will give him the morning star. 29‘He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ 3:1“To the
angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and
the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you
are alive, but you are dead. 2‘Wake up, and strengthen the things that
remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in
the sight of My God. 3‘So remember what you have received and heard; and
keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,
and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 4‘But you have a few people in Sardis who
have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they
are worthy. 5‘He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white
garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will
confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’ 7“And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who
opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: 8‘I know
your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut,
because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My
name. 9‘Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they
are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet,
and make them know that I have loved you. 10‘Because you have kept the word of My
perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is
about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11‘I am
coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12‘He who
overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go
out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name
of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from
My God, and My new name. 13‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’ 14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea
write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation
of God, says this: 15‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor
hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16‘So because you are lukewarm, and neither
hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. 17‘Because you say, “I am rich, and have
become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are
wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, 18I advise you to buy from Me gold refined
by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe
yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye
salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. 19‘Those whom I love, I reprove and
discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. 20‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if
anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine
with him, and he with Me. 21‘He who overcomes, I will grant to him to
sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father
on His throne. 22‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches.’ ”
Revelation 2-3 (WEB) Back
1 “To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write:
2 “I know your
works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men,
and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found
them false.
3 You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s
sake, and have* not
grown weary.
4 But I have this against you, that you
left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you
have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you
swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.
6 But this you have, that you hate the
works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from
the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
8 “To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write:
9 “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.
10 Don’t be afraid of the things which
you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into
prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be
faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the
second death.
12 “To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write:
13 “I know your
works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name,
and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one,
who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
14 But I have a few things against you,
because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak
to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
15 So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the
Nicolaitans likewise.†
16 Repent therefore, or else I am coming
to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to
the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna,‡ and
I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no
one knows but he who receives it.
18 “To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write:
19 “I know your
works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works
are more than the first.
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate your§ woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a
prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality,
and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
21 I gave her time to repent, but she
refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
22 Behold, I will throw her into a bed,
and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they
repent of her works.
23 I will kill her children with Death,
and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and
hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
24 But to you I say, to the rest who are
in Thyatira, as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call
‘the deep things of Satan,’ to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on
you.
25 Nevertheless, hold that which you
have firmly until I come.
26 He who overcomes, and he who keeps my
works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
27 He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them
like clay pots;✡ as I also have received of my Father:
28 and I will give him the morning star.
29 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.
1 “And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write:
2 Wake up, and keep the things that
remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours
perfected before my God.
3 Remember therefore how you have
received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will
come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
4 Nevertheless you have a few names in
Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for
they are worthy.
5 He who overcomes will be arrayed in
white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and
I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.
7 “To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write:
8 “I know your
works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that
you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.
9 Behold, I give some of the synagogue
of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I
will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have
loved you.
10 Because you kept my command to
endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the
whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
11 I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that
which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
12 He who overcomes, I will make him a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will
write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new
Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
13 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.
14 “To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write:
15 “I know your
works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
16 So, because you are lukewarm, and
neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have
gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the
wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
18 I counsel you to buy from me gold
refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may
clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and
eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
19 As many as I love, I reprove and
chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him,
and will dine with him, and he with me.
21 He who overcomes, I will give to him
to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my
Father on his throne.
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
1 Corinthians 5:6–7 (ESV) Back
6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know
that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be
a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has
been sacrificed.
1 Corinthians 5:6-7 (KJ3) Back
6 Your boast is not good.
Do you not know that a little leaven leavens all the lump?
7¶ Therefore clean out the old
leaven so that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For also
Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.
1 Corinthians 5:6–7 (NASB95) Back
6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know
that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? 7Clean out the old leaven so that you may
be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also
has been sacrificed.
1 Corinthians 5:6-7 (WEB) Back
6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you
know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?
7 Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a
new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been
sacrificed in our place.
Ch. 25:5
1 Corinthians 13:12 (ESV) Back
12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then
face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been
fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJ3) Back
12 For now we see through a mirror
in dimness, but then face to face. Now I know by part, but then I will fully
know even as I also was fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (NASB95) Back
12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then
face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also
have been fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (WEB) Back
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then
face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was
also fully known.
Revelation 2–3 (ESV) Back
2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus
write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2“ ‘I know your works, your toil and your
patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have
tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be
false. 3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and
you have not grown weary. 4But I have this against you, that you have
abandoned the love you had at first. 5Remember therefore from where you have
fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you
and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6Yet this
you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who
conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of
God.’ 8“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first
and the last, who died and came to life. 9“ ‘I know your tribulation and your
poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews
and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10Do not fear what you are about to suffer.
Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be
tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and
I will give you the crown of life. 11He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the
second death.’ 12“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13“ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s
throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the
days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan
dwells. 14But I have a few things against you: you have some
there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling
block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to
idols and practice sexual immorality. 15So also you have some who hold the teaching
of the Nicolaitans. 16Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon
and 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 conquers I will give some of the
hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the
stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’ 18“And to the angel of the church in
Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of
fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19“ ‘I know your works, your love and faith
and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20But I
have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself
a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual
immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21I gave her time to repent, but she refuses
to repent of her sexual immorality. 22Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed,
and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation,
unless they repent of her works, 23and I will strike her children dead. And
all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will
give to each of you according to your works. 24But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do
not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of
Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden.
25Only hold fast
what you have until I come. 26The one who conquers and who keeps my
works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 27and he
will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces,
even as I myself 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.’ 3:1“And
to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven
spirits of God and the seven stars. “ ‘I know your works. You have the
reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and
is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my
God. 3Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you
will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour
I will come against you. 4Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people
who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for
they are worthy. 5The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white
garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will
confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’ 7“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia
write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who
opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8“ ‘I know your works. Behold, I have set
before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but
little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9Behold,
I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are
not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and
they will learn that I have loved you. 10Because you have kept my word about
patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the
whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. 11I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have,
so that no one may seize your crown. 12The one who conquers, I will make him a
pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write
on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new
Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. 13He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ 14“And to
the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful
and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. 15“ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold
nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither
hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17For you say, I am rich, I have prospered,
and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind,
and naked. 18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire,
so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and
the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so
that you may see. 19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be
zealous and repent. 20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and
he with me. 21The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with
me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ ”
Revelation 2-3 (KJ3) Back
1¶ To the angel of the Ephesian
assembly, write: These things says the One holding the seven stars in
His right hand, the One walking in the midst of the seven
golden lampstands:
2 I know your works, and your
labor, and your patience, and that you cannot bear evil ones; and you
tried the ones pretending to be apostles and are not, and found them
to be liars.
3 And I know you bore up
and have patience and on account of My name you have labored and have not
wearied.
4 But I have against you that you
left your first love.
5 Therefore, remember from where
you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works. And if not, I am coming to
you quickly, and will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
6 But you have this, that you hate
the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the one overcoming, I
will give to him to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the
Paradise of God.
8¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Smyrna, write: These things says the First and the Last, who
became a dead one, and lived:
9 I know your works, and the
affliction, and the poverty; but you are rich. And I know the blasphemy
of the ones saying themselves to be Jews, and they are not, but are a
synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear nothing of what you
are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some from you
into prison, so that you may be tried; and you will have affliction ten days.
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. The one overcoming will not
be hurt by the second death, not ever!
12¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Pergamos, write: These things says the One having the
sharp, two-edged sword:
13 I know your works, and where you
dwell, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold My name, and did not
deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful witness;
who was killed alongside you, where Satan dwells.
14 But I have a few things against
you, that you have there some holding the teachings of Balaam, who
taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol
sacrifices, and to commit fornication.
15 So you also have some holding
the teaching of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
16 Repent! But if not, I will come
to you quickly, and I will make war with them by the sword of My mouth.
17 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the one overcoming, I
will give him to eat from the hidden manna. And I will give to him a white
pebble, and on the pebble a new name having been written, which no one knows if
not the one receiving it.
18¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Thyatira, write: These things says the Son of God, the One having
His eyes as a flame of fire, and His feet like burnished brass.
19 I know your works, and the love,
and the ministry, and the faith, and your patience, and your works; and the last
more than the first.
20 But I have a few things against
you, that you allow the woman Jezebel to teach, the one saying herself to
be a prophetess, and to cause My slaves to go astray, and to commit
fornication, and to eat idol sacrifices.
21 And I gave time to her that she
might repent of her fornication. And she did not repent.
22 Behold, I am throwing her into a
bed, and into great affliction the ones committing adultery with her,
unless they repent of their works.
23 And I will kill her children
with death; and all the assemblies will know that I am the One searching
the kidneys and hearts. And I will give to you, each one, according to
your works.
24 But I say to you and to the rest
in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, and who did not know the
deep things of Satan, as they say; I am not casting another burden on you;
25 but what you have, hold until I
shall come.
26 And the one overcoming,
and the one keeping My works until the end, “I will give to him
authority over the nations,”
27 and “he will shepherd them with
an iron staff” (they are “broken to pieces like clay vessels”), as I also have
received from My Father.†
28 And I will give to him the
Morning Star.
29 The one havings an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
1¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Sardis, write: These things says the One having the seven
spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have the name
that you live, and are a lifeless assembly.
2 Be watching, and establish the
things remaining which are about to die. For I have not found your works being
fulfilled before God.
3 Therefore, remember how you
received and heard, and keep, and repent. If, therefore, you do not watch, I
will come upon you like a thief and you will not know what hour I come upon
you, not at all.
4 You also have a few names in
Sardis which did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with Me in
white because they are worthy.
5 The one overcoming, this
one shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the
Book of Life, not ever! And I will acknowledge his name before My
Father, and before His angels.
6 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
7¶ And to the angel of the
assembly in Philadelphia, write: These things says the Holy One, the
True One, the One having “the key of David”, “the One opening,
and no one shuts; and shuts, and no one opens”:†
8 I know your works. Behold, I
have given a door being opened before you, and no one is able to shut it, for
you have a little power and have kept My Word, and have not denied My name.
9 Behold, I give out of the
synagogue of Satan the ones saying themselves to be Jews, and they are
not, but they lie. Behold, I will make them come and prostrate themselves
before your feet, and they shall know that I loved you.
10 Because you kept the Word of My
patience, I also will keep you out of the hour of trial, the one being
about to come on the whole inhabited earth in order to try the ones dwelling
on the earth.
11 Behold, I am coming quickly.
Hold what you have that no one take your crown.
12 The one overcoming, I
will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall not go out any
more, not ever! And I will write the name of My God on him, and the name
of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem which comes down out of Heaven from My
God, and My new name.
13 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
14¶ And to the angel of the assembly
in Laodicean, write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true
Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
15 I know your works, that you are
neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot.
16 So, because you are lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit you out of My mouth.
17 Because you say, I am a rich one,
and I am made wealthy, and I have need of nothing, and do not know that you are
the wretched one and miserable one and poor one and the
blind one and the naked one.
18 I advise you to buy from Me gold
having been fired by fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you
may be clothed, and your shame and nakedness may not appear. And anoint your
eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
19 I, as many “as I love, I rebuke
and I chasten.” Be zealous, then, and repent.†
20 Behold, I stand at the door and
am knocking. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will enter to him,
and I will dine with him, and he with Me.
21 The one overcoming, I
will give to him to sit with Me in My throne, as I also overcame and sat with
My Father in His throne.
22 The one having an ear,
hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
Revelation 2–3 (NASB95) Back
2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus
write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks
among the seven golden lampstands, says this: 2‘I know your deeds and your toil and
perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test
those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be
false; 3and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not
grown weary. 4‘But I have this against you, that you have left
your first love. 5‘Therefore remember from where you have fallen,
and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and
will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent. 6‘Yet
this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also
hate. 7‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To
him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the
Paradise of God.’ 8“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: 9‘I know
your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by
those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10‘Do not
fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of
you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for
ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11‘He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes
will not be hurt by the second death.’ 12“And to the angel of the church in
Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this: 13‘I know
where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did
not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who
was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14‘But I have a few things against you,
because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching
Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality. 15‘So you also have some who in the same way
hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16‘Therefore repent; or else I am coming to
you quickly, and I will make 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 him who
overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a
white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who
receives it.’ 18“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like
burnished bronze, says this: 19‘I know your deeds, and your love and
faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater
than at first. 20‘But I have this against you, that you tolerate
the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My
bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things
sacrificed to idols. 21‘I gave her time to repent, and she does not want
to repent of her immorality. 22‘Behold, I will throw her on a bed of
sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless
they repent of her deeds. 23‘And I will kill her children with
pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds
and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24‘But I
say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who
have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other
burden on you. 25‘Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I
come. 26‘He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, to him I will
give authority over the nations; 27and he shall rule them with a rod of iron,
as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received
authority from My Father; 28and I will give him the morning star. 29‘He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ 3:1“To
the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God
and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that
you are alive, but you are dead. 2‘Wake up, and strengthen the things that
remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in
the sight of My God. 3‘So remember what you have received and heard; and
keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,
and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 4‘But you have a few people in Sardis who
have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they
are worthy. 5‘He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white
garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will
confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’ 7“And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who
opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: 8‘I know
your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut,
because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My
name. 9‘Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they
are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet,
and make them know that I have loved you. 10‘Because you have kept the word of My
perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is
about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11‘I am
coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12‘He who
overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go
out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name
of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from
My God, and My new name. 13‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’ 14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea
write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation
of God, says this: 15‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor
hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16‘So because you are lukewarm, and neither
hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. 17‘Because you say, “I am rich, and have
become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are
wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, 18I advise you to buy from Me gold refined
by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe
yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye
salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. 19‘Those whom I love, I reprove and
discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. 20‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if
anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine
with him, and he with Me. 21‘He who overcomes, I will grant to him to
sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father
on His throne. 22‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches.’ ”
Revelation 2-3 (WEB) Back
1 “To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write:
2 “I know your
works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men,
and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found
them false.
3 You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s
sake, and have* not
grown weary.
4 But I have this against you, that you
left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you
have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you
swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.
6 But this you have, that you hate the
works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from
the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
8 “To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write:
9 “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.
10 Don’t be afraid of the things which
you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into
prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be
faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the
second death.
12 “To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write:
13 “I know your
works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name,
and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one,
who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
14 But I have a few things against you,
because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak
to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
15 So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the
Nicolaitans likewise.†
16 Repent therefore, or else I am coming
to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to
the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna,‡ and
I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no
one knows but he who receives it.
18 “To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write:
19 “I know your
works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works
are more than the first.
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate your§ woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a
prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality,
and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
21 I gave her time to repent, but she
refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
22 Behold, I will throw her into a bed,
and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they repent
of her works.
23 I will kill her children with Death,
and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and
hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
24 But to you I say, to the rest who are
in Thyatira, as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call
‘the deep things of Satan,’ to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on
you.
25 Nevertheless, hold that which you
have firmly until I come.
26 He who overcomes, and he who keeps my
works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
27 He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them
like clay pots;✡ as I also have received of my Father:
28 and I will give him the morning star.
29 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.
1 “And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write:
2 Wake up, and keep the things that
remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours
perfected before my God.
3 Remember therefore how you have received
and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a
thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
4 Nevertheless you have a few names in
Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for
they are worthy.
5 He who overcomes will be arrayed in
white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and
I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.
7 “To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write:
8 “I know your
works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that
you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.
9 Behold, I give some of the synagogue
of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I
will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have
loved you.
10 Because you kept my command to
endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the
whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
11 I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that
which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
12 He who overcomes, I will make him a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will
write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new
Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
13 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.
14 “To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write:
15 “I know your
works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
16 So, because you are lukewarm, and
neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have
gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the
wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
18 I counsel you to buy from me gold
refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may
clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and
eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
19 As many as I love, I reprove and
chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him,
and will dine with him, and he with me.
21 He who overcomes, I will give to him
to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my
Father on his throne.
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
Matthew 13:24–30, 47 (ESV) Back
24He put another parable before them,
saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in
his field, 25but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came
and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain,
then the weeds appeared also. 27And the servants of the master of the
house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field?
How then does it have weeds?’ 28He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’
So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29But he
said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30Let
both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the
reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but
gather the wheat into my barn.’ ”
47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.
Matthew 13:24-30, 47 (KJ3) Back
24¶ He put before them another
parable, saying: The kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man sowing good seed in
his field.
25 But while the men were sleeping,
one hostile to him came and sowed darnel in the midst of the
wheat, and went away.
26 And when the blade sprouted and
produced fruit, then the darnel also appeared.
27 And coming near, the slaves of
the housemaster said to him, Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field?
Then from where does it have the darnel?
28 And he said to them, A hostile
man did this. And the slaves said to him, Do you desire, then, that going out
we should gather them?
29 But he said, No, lest gathering
the darnel you should uproot the wheat with them.
30 Allow both to grow together
until the harvest. And in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers,
First gather the darnel, and bind them into bundles to burn them, but gather
the wheat into my granary.
47 Again, the kingdom of Heaven is
compared to a drag net thrown into the sea, and gathering together of every
kind;
Matthew 13:24–30, 47 (NASB95) Back
24Jesus presented another parable to them,
saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in
his field. 25“But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came
and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26“But when the wheat sprouted and bore
grain, then the tares became evident also. 27“The slaves of the landowner came and said
to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have
tares?’ 28“And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’
The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ 29“But he
said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat
with them. 30‘Allow both to grow together until the harvest;
and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the
tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my
barn.” ’ ”
47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;
Matthew 13:24-30, 47 (WEB) Back
24 He set another parable before them,
saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is
like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
25 but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel
weeds* also among the wheat, and went away.
26 But when the blade sprang up and produced
fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also.
27 The servants of the householder came
and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where did these
darnel weeds come from?’
28 “He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’
29 “But he said,
‘No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat
with them.
30 Let both grow together until the
harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the
darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into
my barn.” ’ ”
47 “Again, the
Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered
some fish of every kind,
Revelation 18:2 (ESV) Back
2And he called out with a mighty voice,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for
demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a
haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
Revelation 18:2 (KJ3) Back
2 And he cried in a strong, great
voice, saying,
Revelation 18:2 (NASB95) Back
2And he cried out with a mighty voice,
saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place
of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean
and hateful bird.
Revelation 18:2 (WEB) Back
2 He cried with a mighty voice, saying,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of
demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and
hateful bird!
Romans 11:18–22 (ESV) Back
18do not be arrogant toward the branches. If
you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that
supports you. 19Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so
that I might be grafted in.” 20That is true. They were broken off because
of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud,
but fear. 21For if God did not spare the natural branches,
neither will he spare you. 22Note then the kindness and the severity of
God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided
you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
Romans 11:18-22 (KJ3) Back
18 do not boast against the
branches. But if you do boast, it is not you that bears the root,
but the root bears you.
19 You will say then, The branches
were broken off that I might be grafted in.
20 Well! For unbelief they were
broken off. And you stand by faith. Do not be highminded, but fear.
21 For if God did not spare the
according to nature branches, fear lest neither He will spare you.
22 Behold, therefore, the kindness
and severity of God: On the ones having fallen, severity. But on you,
kindness, if you continue in the kindness. Otherwise, you will also be cut off.
Romans 11:18–22 (NASB95) Back
18do not be arrogant toward the branches;
but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but
the root supports you. 19You will say then, “Branches were broken off so
that I might be grafted in.” 20Quite right, they were broken off for
their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; 21for if
God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. 22Behold
then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you,
God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut
off.
Romans 11:18-22 (WEB) Back
18 don’t boast over the branches. But if you
boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken
off, that I might be grafted in.”
20 True; by their unbelief they were broken
off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;
21 for if God didn’t spare the natural
branches, neither will he spare you.
22 See then the goodness and severity of God.
Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in
his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
Matthew 16:18 (ESV) Back
18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this
rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
it.
Matthew 16:18 (KJ3) Back
18 And I also say to you that you
are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Assembly, and the gates of
Hades will not prevail against her.
Matthew 16:18 (NASB95) Back
18“I also say to you that you are Peter, and
upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not
overpower it.
Matthew 16:18 (WEB) Back
18 I also tell you that you are Peter,* and on this rock†
I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades‡ will not prevail against it.
Psalm 72:17 (ESV) Back
17May his name endure forever, his fame
continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him
blessed!
Psalm 72:17 (KJ3) Back
17 His name shall be forever; His
name shall continue before the sun; and they shall bless themselves by Him; all
nations shall call Him blessed.
Psalm 72:17 (NASB95) Back
17May his name endure forever; May his name
increase as long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let
all nations call him blessed.
Psalm 72:17 (WEB) Back
17 His name
endures forever.
Psalm 102:28 (ESV) Back
28The children of your servants shall dwell
secure; their offspring shall be established before you.
Psalm 102:28 (KJ3) Back
28 The sons of Your servants shall
dwell, and their seed shall be established before You.
Psalm 102:28 (NASB95) Back
28“The children of Your servants will
continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”
Psalm 102:28 (WEB) Back
28 The
children of your servants will continue.
Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV) Back
19Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 (KJ3) Back
19 Therefore having gone, disciple
all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all
things, as many things as I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you
all the days until the completion of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:19–20 (NASB95) Back
19“Go therefore and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 (WEB) Back
19 Go† and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you.
Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Amen.
Ch. 25:6
Colossians 1:18 (ESV) Back
18And he is the head of the body, the
church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he
might be preeminent.
Colossians 1:18 (KJ3) Back
18 And He is the Head of the body,
the Assembly, who is the Beginning, the Firstborn out of the dead
ones that He having first place in all things;
Colossians 1:18 (NASB95) Back
18He is also head of the body, the church;
and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will
come to have first place in everything.
Colossians 1:18 (WEB) Back
18 He is the head of the body, the assembly,
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might
have the preeminence.
Ephesians 1:22 (ESV) Back
22And he put all things under his feet and
gave him as head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 1:22 (KJ3) Back
22 and He “put all things under
His feet” and gave Him to be Head over all things to the
Assembly,
Ephesians 1:22 (NASB95) Back
22And He put all things in subjection under
His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 1:22 (WEB) Back
22 He put all things in subjection under his
feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
Matthew 23:8–10 (ESV) Back
8But you are not to be called rabbi, for
you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9And call no man your father on earth, for
you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10Neither be called instructors, for you
have one instructor, the Christ.
Matthew 23:8-10 (KJ3) Back
8 But do not you be called Rabbi,
for One is your Leader, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
9 And call no one your father on
earth, for One is your Father, the One in Heaven.
10 Neither be called leaders, for
One is your Leader, the Christ.
Matthew 23:8–10 (NASB95) Back
8“But do not be called Rabbi; for One is
your Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9“Do not call anyone on earth your father;
for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10“Do not be called leaders; for One is your
Leader, that is, Christ.
Matthew 23:8-10 (WEB) Back
8 But don’t you be called
‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
9 Call no man on the earth your father,
for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is
your master, the Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:3–4, 8–9 (ESV) Back
3Let no one deceive you in any way. For
that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of
lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4who opposes and exalts himself against
every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the
temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
8And then the lawless one will be revealed,
whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing
by the appearance of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is by the
activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, 8-9 (KJ3) Back
3¶ Do not let anyone deceive you,
by no manner, because that Day will not come if not the apostasy comes
first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
4 the one opposing and
exalting himself over every thing being called God, or object of
worship, so as for him “to sit in the temple of God” as God, setting forth
himself, that he is God.†
8 And then “the lawless one”
will be revealed, “whom” “the Lord” “will consume” “by the spirit of His
mouth,” and will bring to nought by the appearance of His presence.†
9 His coming is according to the
working of Satan in all power and miraculous signs and lying wonders,
2 Thessalonians 2:3–4, 8–9 (NASB95) Back
3Let no one in any way deceive you, for it
will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the son of destruction, 4who opposes and exalts himself above every
so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of
God, displaying himself as being God.
8Then that lawless one will be revealed
whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the
appearance of His coming; 9that is, the one whose coming is in accord
with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, 8-9 (WEB) Back
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it
will not be, unless the rebellion* comes
first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 he who opposes and exalts himself against
all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the
temple of God, setting himself up as God.
8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom
the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the
manifestation of his coming;
9 even he whose coming is according to the
working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
Revelation 13:6 (ESV) Back
6It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies
against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in
heaven.
Revelation 13:6 (KJ3) Back
6 And it opened its mouth in
blasphemy toward God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, and the ones
tabernacling in Heaven.
Revelation 13:6 (NASB95) Back
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies
against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell
in heaven.
Revelation 13:6 (WEB) Back
6 He opened his mouth for blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.
Footnotes
Revelation 2:9 (ESV) Back
9“ ‘I know your tribulation and your
poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews
and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:9 (KJ3) Back
9 I know your works, and the
affliction, and the poverty; but you are rich. And I know the blasphemy
of the ones saying themselves to be Jews, and they are not, but are a
synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:9 (NASB95) Back
9‘I know your tribulation and your poverty
(but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are
not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:9 (WEB) Back
9 “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.
Revelation 3:9 (ESV) Back
9Behold, I will make those of the synagogue
of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make
them come and bow down before your feet and they will learn that I have loved
you.
Revelation 3:9 (KJ3) Back
9 Behold, I give out of the
synagogue of Satan the ones saying themselves to be Jews, and they are
not, but they lie. Behold, I will make them come and prostrate themselves
before your feet, and they shall know that I loved you.
Revelation 3:9 (NASB95) Back
9‘Behold, I will cause those of the
synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make
them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.
Revelation 3:9 (WEB) Back
9 Behold, I give some of the synagogue
of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I
will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have
loved you.
2 Thessalonians 2:1–12 (ESV) Back
1Now concerning the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2not to
be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a
letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3Let no
one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion
comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4who
opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so
that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5Do you
not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6And you
know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7For the
mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do
so until he is out of the way. 8And then the lawless one will be revealed,
whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing
by the appearance of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is by the
activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10and
with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to
love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore God sends them a strong
delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12in order that all may be condemned who did
not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (KJ3) Back
1¶ And, brothers, we entreat you,
by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together to Him,
2 for you not to be quickly shaken
in the mind, nor to be disturbed, neither through a spirit, nor through
speech, nor through letter, as through us, that the Day of Christ has
come.
3¶ Do not let anyone deceive you,
by no manner, because that Day will not come if not the apostasy comes
first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
4 the one opposing and
exalting himself over every thing being called God, or object of
worship, so as for him “to sit in the temple of God” as God, setting forth
himself, that he is God.†
5 Do you not remember that I told
you these things, I yet being with you?
6 And now you know the thing holding
back, for him to be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness
already is working, only He is restraining now, until He comes out of
the midst.
8 And then “the lawless one”
will be revealed, “whom” “the Lord” “will consume” “by the spirit of His
mouth,” and will bring to nought by the appearance of His presence.†
9 His coming is according to the
working of Satan in all power and miraculous signs and lying wonders,
10 and in all deception of
unrighteousness in the ones perishing, because they did not receive the
love of the truth in order for them to be saved.
11 And because of this, God will
send to them a working of error, for them to believe the lie,
12 that all may be judged, the ones
not believing the truth, but being well-pleased in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:1–12 (NASB95) Back
1Now we request you, brethren, with regard
to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2that you
not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or
a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has
come. 3Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy
comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4who
opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so
that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 5Do you
not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6And you
know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7For the
mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so
until he is taken out of the way. 8Then that lawless one will be revealed
whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the
appearance of His coming; 9that is, the one whose coming is in accord
with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10and
with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 11For this reason God will send upon them a
deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 12in
order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took
pleasure in wickedness.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (WEB) Back
1 Now, brothers, concerning the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you
2 not to be quickly shaken in your mind, and
not be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as if from us,
saying that the day of Christ has already come.
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it
will not be, unless the rebellion* comes
first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 he who opposes and exalts himself against
all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the
temple of God, setting himself up as God.
5 Don’t you remember that, when I was still
with you, I told you these things?
6 Now you know what is restraining him, to the
end that he may be revealed in his own season.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness already
works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.
8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom
the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the
manifestation of his coming;
9 even he whose coming is according to the
working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 and with all deception of wickedness for
those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth,
that they might be saved.
11 Because of this, God sends them a working of
error, that they should believe a lie;
12 that they all might be judged who didn’t
believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:3–5 (ESV) Back
3Let no one deceive you in any way. For
that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of
lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4who opposes and exalts himself against
every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the
temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5Do you not remember that when I was still
with you I told you these things?
2 Thessalonians 2:3-5 (KJ3) Back
3¶ Do not let anyone deceive you,
by no manner, because that Day will not come if not the apostasy comes
first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
4 the one opposing and
exalting himself over every thing being called God, or object of
worship, so as for him “to sit in the temple of God” as God, setting forth
himself, that he is God.†
5 Do you not remember that I told
you these things, I yet being with you?
2 Thessalonians 2:3–5 (NASB95) Back
3Let no one in any way deceive you, for it
will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the son of destruction, 4who opposes and exalts himself above every
so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of
God, displaying himself as being God. 5Do you not remember that while I was still
with you, I was telling you these things?
2 Thessalonians 2:3-5 (WEB) Back
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it
will not be, unless the rebellion* comes
first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 he who opposes and exalts himself against
all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the
temple of God, setting himself up as God.
5 Don’t you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?