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Revelation 2:16

Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

In Context

15In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 49:2He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

Ephesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

Revelation 2:12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp double-edged sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:13-18

The Church in Pergamos. ( a. d. 95.) 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to… Read the whole commentary →

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