Revelation 2:3
and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name`s sake, and hast not grown weary.
American Standard Version
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 thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.
Cross References
Psalms 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
Luke 8:15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Luke 18:1And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
John 15:21But all these things will they do unto you for my name`s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;
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 →