Revelation 2:3

and you have born up and endured on account of my name, and not grown weary.

Family 35 New Testament

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

2‘I know your works, yes the labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot stand those who are evil. And you have tested those who claim to be apostles and are not, and found them to be liars;

4“ ‘Nevertheless I have against you that you have left your first love.

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Cross References

Luke 8:15But that on the good ground: these are the ones who having heard the word with a noble and good heart, hold on to it and produce fruit with perseverance.”

Luke 18:1And then He told them a parable, the point being that one needs to always pray and not lose heart,

John 15:21Now they will do all of these things to you because of my name, in that they do not know the One who sent me.

Romans 5:3Not only so, but we should also rejoice in the sufferings, knowing that the suffering produces perseverance;

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 →

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