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Revelation 2:16

Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

World English Bible Classic

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

15So also you likewise have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows but he who receives it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 49:2He has made my mouth like a sharp sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. He has made me a polished shaft. He has kept me close 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 had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

Revelation 2:12“To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:

Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

Revelation 19:15Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness 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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