Revelation 2:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 2:6

4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, ^aor else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 ^a“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give ^bto eat from ^cthe tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

The Persecuted Church

8 “And to the¹ angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says ^athe First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:

9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are ^arich); and I know the blasphemy of ^bthose who say they are Jews and are not, ^cbut are a synagogue of Satan.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 2:6

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American Standard Version
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Amplified® Bible
Yet you have this [in your favor and to your credit]: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans [what they are doing as corrupters of the people], which I Myself also detest.

Contemporary English Version
But there is one thing you are doing right. You hate what the Nicolaitans are doing, and so do I.

Darby English Version
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitanes, which *I* also hate.

Good News Bible
But this is what you have in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans do, as much as I do.

International Standard Version
But this is to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

King James Version
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.

New American Standard Bible
`Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

New International Version
But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

New King James Version
But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Young's Literal Translation
but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.

New English Translation
But you do have this going for you:¹ You hate what the Nicolaitans² practice³ – practices I also hate.

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