Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. King James Bible Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. Darby Bible Translation Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, World English Bible Behold, I will throw her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they repent of her works. Young's Literal Translation lo, I will cast her into a couch, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation -- if they may not repent of their works, Revelation 2:22 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleBehold, I will cast her into a bed - Not into a bed of ease, but a bed of pain. There is evidently a purpose to contrast this with her former condition. The harlot's bed and a sick-bed are thus brought together, as they are often, in fact, in the dispensations of Providence and the righteous judgments of God. One cannot be indulged without leading on, sooner or later, to the horrid sufferings of the other: and how soon no one knows. And them that commit adultery with her - Those who are seduced by her doctrines into this sin; either they who commit it with her literally, or who are led into the same kind of life. Into great tribulation - Great suffering; disease of body or tortures of the soul. How often - how almost uniformly is this the case with those who thus live! Sooner or later, sorrow always comes upon the licentious; and God has evinced by some of his severest judgments, in forms of frightful disease, his displeasure at the violation of the laws of purity. There is no sin that produces a mere withering and desolating effect upon the soul than what is here referred to; none which is more certain to be followed with sorrow. Except they repent of their deeds - It is only by repentance that we can avoid the consequences of sin. The word "repent" here evidently includes both sorrow for the past, and abandonment of the evil course of life. Revelation 2:22 Parallel Commentaries Library Love's ComplainingHence our Lord's fitness to deal with the churches, which are these golden lamp-stands, for no one knows so much about the lamps as the person whose constant work it is to watch them and trim them. No one knows the churches as Jesus does, for the care of all the churches daily comes upon him, he continually walks among them, and holds their ministers as stars in his right hand. His eyes are perpetually upon the churches, so that he knows their works, their sufferings, and their sins; and those eyes … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 32: 1886 That There is no Security against Temptation in this Life Job's Regret and Our Own Of the Imitation of Christ, and of Contempt of the World and all Its Vanities Cross References Revelation 2:5 'Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place-- unless you repent. Revelation 17:2 with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality." Revelation 18:9 "And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, Jump to Previous Adultery Afflict Bed Cast Commit Committing Conduct Couch Deeds Doings Except Great Hers Intensely Oppression Repent Severely Sickbed Sickness Suffer Suffering Themselves Throw Tribulation Trouble Unclean Unless Ways WorksJump to Next Adultery Afflict Bed Cast Commit Committing Conduct Couch Deeds Doings Except Great Hers Intensely Oppression Repent Severely Sickbed Sickness Suffer Suffering Themselves Throw Tribulation Trouble Unclean Unless Ways WorksLinks Revelation 2:22 NIVRevelation 2:22 NLT Revelation 2:22 ESV Revelation 2:22 NASB Revelation 2:22 KJV Revelation 2:22 Bible Apps Revelation 2:22 Biblia Paralela Revelation 2:22 Chinese Bible Revelation 2:22 French Bible Revelation 2:22 German Bible Revelation 2:22 Commentaries Bible Hub |