Revelation 2:9
I know thy affliction, and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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Matthew 4:10Then Jesus says to him: Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Luke 6:20And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Happy are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luke 22:65And many other things they said, reviling him.
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 2:17But if thou art called a Jew, and restest upon law, and makest thy boast in God,
Romans 5:3And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; knowing that affliction works patience;
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 →