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Revelation 2:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Revelation 2:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 2:230 words
GreekMeaning
ΟἶδαOida
I knowverbG6063
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἔργαerga
worksnounG2041
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόπονkopon
labornounG2873
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ὑπομονήνhypomonēn
endurancenounG5281
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
οὐou
notadverbG3756
δύνῃdynē
you are ableverbG1410
βαστάσαιbastasai
to tolerateverbG941
κακούςkakous
evil onesadjectiveG2556
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐπείρασαςepeirasas
assay, examine, go aboutverbG3985
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
λέγονταςlegontas
sayverbG3004
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
alone, her (own, -self)pronounG1438
ἀποστόλουςapostolous
apostlesnounG652
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
εἰσίνeisin
areverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εὗρεςheures
you have foundverbG2147
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
ψευδεῖςpseudeis
falseadjectiveG5571
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 2:2

“I know your works, and your labour, and your patience.” In the first epistle He speaks thus: I know that you suffer and work, I see that you are patient; think not that I am staying long from you. “And that you can not bear them that are evil, and who say that they are Jews and are not, and you have found them liars, and you have patience for My name's sake.” All these things tend to praise, and that no small praise; and it behooves such men, and such a class, and such…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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