Revelation 2:9 New English Translation
9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering[a] and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know[b] the slander against you[c] by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue[d] of Satan.
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- Revelation 2:9 tn Or “know your suffering.” This could refer to suffering or distress caused by persecution (see L&N 22.2).
- Revelation 2:9 tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “I also know” to link this English sentence back to “I know” at the beginning of the verse.
- Revelation 2:9 tn The words “against you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
- Revelation 2:9 sn A synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (e.g., Mt 4:23, Mk 1:21, Lk 4:15, Jn 6:59).
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