Revelation 2:19
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New International Version
I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.


English Standard Version
“‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.


New American Standard Bible
'I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.


King James Bible
I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
I know your works--your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first.


International Standard Version
I know what you've been doing—your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance—and that your last actions are greater than the first.


American Standard Version
I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.


Douay-Rheims Bible
I know thy works, and thy faith, and thy charity, and thy ministry, and thy patience, and thy last works which are more than the former.


Darby Bible Translation
I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thine endurance, and thy last works to be more than the first.


Young's Literal Translation
I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last are more than the first.


Commentaries
2:18-29 Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a flame of fire, observe them committing or allowing what is evil, he will rebuke, correct, or punish them. Here is praise of the ministry and people of Thyatira, by One who knew the principles from which they acted. They grew wiser and better. All Christians should earnestly desire that their last works may be their best works. Yet this church connived at some wicked seducers. God is known by the judgments he executes; and by this upon seducers, he shows his certain knowledge of the hearts of men, of their principles, designs, frame, and temper. Encouragement is given to those who kept themselves pure and undefiled. It is dangerous to despise the mystery of God, and as dangerous to receive the mysteries of Satan. Let us beware of the depths of Satan, of which those who know the least are the most happy. How tender Christ is of his faithful servants! He lays nothing upon his servants but what is for their good. There is promise of an ample reward to the persevering, victorious believer; also knowledge and wisdom, suitable to their power and dominion. Christ brings day with him into the soul, the light of grace and of glory, in the presence and enjoyment of him their Lord and Saviour. After every victory let us follow up our advantage against the enemy, that we may overcome and keep the works of Christ to the end.

19. The oldest manuscripts transpose the English Version order, and read, "faith and service." The four are subordinate to "thy works"; thus, "I know thy works, even the love and the faith (these two forming one pair, as 'faith works by love,' Ga 5:6), and the service (ministration to the suffering members of the Church, and to all in spiritual or temporal need), and the endurance of (that is, shown by) thee (this pronoun belongs to all four)." As love is inward, so service is its outward manifestation. Similarly, faith and persevering endurance, or "patient continuance (the same Greek as here, Ro 2:7) in well-doing," are connected.

and thy works; and the last—Omit the second "and," with the three oldest manuscripts and the ancient versions; translate, "And (I know) thy works which are last (to be) more in number than the first"; realizing 1Th 4:1; the converse of Mt 12:45; 2Pe 2:20. Instead of retrograding from "the first works" and "first love," as Ephesus, Thyatira's last works exceeded her first (Re 2:4, 5).

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