Revelation 2:20

Contrariwise, I-am-having against of{you} that you-are-letting-off/away the woman of{you}, Jezebel, the is-saying sameself prophet, and is-teaching and is-leading-astray the my slaves to-be-sexually-immoral and to-eat idol-sacrifices,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

In Context

19"I-have-beheld of{you} the works and the love and the faith and the service and the remain-under-ance/perseverance of{you}, and the works of{you} also the[plural] last more-than of{the[plural] first}.

21and I-give same time in-which-place she-may-change-mind, and she-is_not_will-ing to-change-mind out of{the sexual-immorality} of{same}.

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Cross References

Acts 15:20contrariwise, to-send-upon to{same} of{the} to-be-having/holding-off/away-from off/away-from of{the pollute/contaminate-effects} of{the idols} and of{the sexual-immorality} and of{the choked/suffocated} and of{the blood},

Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:19-29

The Church in Thyatira. ( a. d. 95.) 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit… Read the whole commentary →

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