Revelation 2:3
and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary.
Young's Literal Translation
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
4'But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!
Cross References
Psalms 37:7Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
Micah 7:9The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.
Luke 8:15'And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain [it], and bear fruit in continuance.
Luke 18:1And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,
John 15:21but all these things will they do to you, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;
Romans 5:3And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;
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 →