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Revelation 2:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible
Revelation 2:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible
6 But this thou hast that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 [a]Let him that hath an ear hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches: To him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in [b]the midst of the [c]Paradise of God.
8 ¶ [d]And unto the Angel of the Church of the [e]Smyrnians write, These things saith he that is first and last, which was dead and is alive.
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- Revelation 2:7 The conclusion, containing a commandment of attention and a promise of everlasting life, shadowed out in a figure of which, Gen. 2:9.
- Revelation 2:7 That is, in Paradise after the manner of the Hebrew phrase.
- Revelation 2:7 Thus Christ speaketh as the Mediator.
- Revelation 2:8 The second place is unto the Pastors of the Church of the Smyrnians. The exordium is taken out of verses 17 and 18 of the first Chap.
- Revelation 2:8 Smyrna was one of the cities of Ionia in Asia.
Revelation 2:6-8
New International Version
Revelation 2:6-8
New International Version
6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(A) which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear(B) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(C) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(D) which is in the paradise(E) of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna(F) write:
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