Revelation 2:12 "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.

English Standard Version
“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.

New American Standard Bible
"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:

King James Bible
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: "The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says:

International Standard Version
"To the messenger of the church in Pergamum, write: 'The one who holds the sharp, two-edged sword, says this:

American Standard Version
and to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to the angel of the church of Pergamus write: These things, saith he, that hath the sharp two edged sword:

Darby Bible Translation
And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword:

Young's Literal Translation
'And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:

Cross References

Isaiah 49:2
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he hid me;

Revelation 1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Revelation 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shines in his strength.

Revelation 2:16
Repent; or else I will come to you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

2:12-17 The word of God is a sword, able to slay both sin and sinners. It turns and cuts every way; but the believer need not fear this sword; yet this confidence cannot be supported without steady obedience. As our Lord notices all the advantages and opportunities we have for duty in the places where we dwell, so he notices our temptations and discouragements from the same causes. In a situation of trials, the church of Pergamos had not denied the faith, either by open apostacy, or by giving way so as to avoid the cross. Christ commends their stedfastness, but reproves their sinful failures. A wrong view of gospel doctrine and Christian liberty, was a root of bitterness from which evil practices grew. Repentance is the duty of churches and bodies of men, as well as of particular persons; those who sin together, should repent together. Here is the promise of favour to those that overcome. The influences and comforts of the Spirit of Christ, come down from heaven into the soul, for its support. This is hidden from the rest of the world. The new name is the name of adoption; when the Holy Spirit shows his own work in the believer's soul, this new name and its real import are understood by him.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. Trench prefers writing Pergamus, or rather, Pergamum, on the river Caicus. It was capital of Attalus the Second's kingdom, which was bequeathed by him to the Romans, 133 B.C. Famous for its library, founded by Eumenes (197-159), and destroyed by Caliph Omar. Parchment, that is, Pergamena charta, was here discovered for book purposes. Also famous for the magnificent temple of Æsculapius, the healing god [Tacitus, Annals, 3.63].

he which hath the sharp sword with two edges—appropriate to His address having a twofold bearing, a searching power so as to convict and convert some (Re 2:13, 17), and to convict and condemn to punishment others (Re 2:14-16, especially Re 2:16; compare also see on [2675]Re 1:16).