Revelation 2:12

And to the angel of the church in Pergamus write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

In Context

11He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.

13I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny the faith in me, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

Read all of Revelation 2

Cross References

Revelation 1:11saying: What thou seest, write in a book, and send to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Revelation 2:1TO the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands.

Revelation 19:15And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he may smite the nations; and he will rule them with a rod of iron; and he treads the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:9-12

The Church in Smyrna. ( a. d. 95.) 8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Revelation 2:12