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Revelation 2:16
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KJ21
Repent, or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
ASV
Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
AMP
Therefore repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will]; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war and fight against them with the sword of My mouth [in judgment].
AMPC
Repent [then]! Or else I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
BRG
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
CSB
So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
CSBA
So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
CEB
So change your hearts and lives. If you don’t, I am coming to you soon, and I will make war on them with the sword that comes from my mouth.
CJB
Therefore, turn from these sins. Otherwise, I will come to you very soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
CEV
Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword.
DARBY
Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.
DLNT
Therefore repent. Otherwise, I am coming to you quickly. And I will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
DRA
In like manner do penance: if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
ERV
So change your hearts! If you don’t change, I will come to you quickly and fight against these people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
EASY
So you must stop doing these bad things. If you do not change how you live, I will quickly come to punish you. I will fight against those bad people with my sharp sword that comes out of my mouth.
EHV
Therefore, repent! If not, I will come to you soon, and I will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
ESV
Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
ESVUK
Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
EXB
So ·change your hearts and lives [repent]. If you do not, I will come to you quickly and ·fight [make war] against them with the sword that comes out of my mouth [C the judgment he enacts by merely speaking; 1:16].
GNV
Repent thyself, or else I will come unto thee shortly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
GW
So return to me and change the way you think and act, or I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword from my mouth.
GNT
Now turn from your sins! If you don't, I will come to you soon and fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
HCSB
Therefore repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
ICB
So change your hearts and lives! If you do not, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
ISV
So repent. If you don’t, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.
PHILLIPS
Yet I have a few things against you—some of your number cling to the teaching of Balaam, the man who taught Balak how to entice the children of Israel into eating meat sacrificed to idols and into sexual immorality. I have also against you the fact that among your number are some who hold just as closely to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Repent then, or else I shall come to you quickly and make war upon them with the sword of my mouth. Let the listener hear what the Spirit says to the Churches: ‘I will give the victorious some of the hidden manna, and I will also give him a white stone with a new name written upon it which no man knows except the man who receives it.
JUB
Repent, or else I will come unto thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
KJV
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
AKJV
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
LSB
Therefore repent. But if not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
LEB
Therefore repent! But if you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword from my mouth.
TLB
“Change your mind and attitude, or else I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
MSG
“Enough! Don’t give in to them; I’ll be with you soon. I’m fed up and about to cut them to pieces with my sword-sharp words.
MEV
Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will war against them with the sword of My mouth.
MOUNCE
Therefore repent! Otherwise, · I will come to you without delay and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
NOG
So return to me and change the way you think and act, or I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword from my mouth.
NABRE
Therefore, repent. Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.
NASB
Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
NASB1995
Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
NCB
Therefore, repent. If you do not do so, I will come to you quickly and attack them with the sword of my mouth.
NCV
So change your hearts and lives. If you do not, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
NET
Therefore, repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people with the sword of my mouth.
NIRV
So turn away from your sins! If you don’t, I will come to you soon. I will fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
NIV
Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
NIVUK
Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
NKJV
Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
NLV
Be sorry for your sins and turn from them. If you do not, I will come to you right away. I will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
NLT
Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
NMB
Repent and turn therefore, or else I will come to you shortly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
NRSVA
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
NRSVACE
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
NRSVCE
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
NRSVUE
Repent, then. If not, I will come to you soon and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.
NTFE
So: repent! If you don’t, I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
OJB
Likewise, therefore, make teshuva (repentance, turning from sin to G-d)! But if not, I am coming to you quickly and will war against them by the cherev of my mouth. [YESHAYAH 49:2]
RGT
Repent, or else I will come to you shortly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
RSV
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
RSVCE
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
TLV
Repent then! If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
VOICE
Therefore, change your ways and turn to Me. If you do not, I will quickly come to where you live and will battle them with the sword of My mouth.
WEB
Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
WE
Stop! If you do not, I will come soon and I will fight against them with the long knife that comes from my mouth."
WYC
Also do thou penance; if any thing less [if not], I shall come soon to thee, and I shall fight with them with the sword of my mouth.
YLT
`Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
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