Revelation 2:3

I know also that you continue to serve me steadfastly. Even when people ◄ caused you to suffer/persecuted you►, you continued to serve me because you believe in me, and you have not become too tired to keep on serving me.

Translation for Translators

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

2I know what you do: You labor for me intensely, and you continue to serve me steadfastly. I know that you cannot tolerate people who teach what is evil [MTY], and that you investigated people who falsely claimed that they are apostles, and you found that they were lying.

4Nevertheless, I have this complaint against you: You no longer love each other and me as you did when you first [MTY] trusted in me.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:7Be quiet in Yahweh’s presence, and wait patiently for him to do what you want him to do. Do not be bothered/upset when what evil men do is successful, when they are able to do the wicked things that they plan.

Micah 7:9We must be patient while Yahweh punishes us because we have sinned against him. But later, it will be as though he will go to court and defend us, and he will make sure that the judge makes a right decision about us. It will be as though he will bring us out into the light, and we will see it when he rescues us.

Luke 8:15But some people are like the good soil. They hear God’s message and accept it. They become good, honest people, and they continue doing things that please God [MET].”

Luke 18:1Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they always ought to pray confidently and not be discouraged if God does not immediately answer their prayers.

John 15:21They will treat you like that because you belong to me [MTY], and because they do not know the one who sent me.

Romans 5:3We rejoice even when we suffer as a result of our trusting in Christ, because we know that when we are suffering, the result is that we learn to endure things patiently.

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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