Revelation 2:3
And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
In Context
4But I have this against you, that you are turned away from your first love.
Cross References
Psalms 37:7Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
Micah 7:9I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
Luke 8:15And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.
Luke 18:1And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
John 15:21They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;
Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:2-8
The Church in Ephesus. ( a. d. 95.) 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4… Read the whole commentary →