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启示录 2:15

同樣,你也有些人持守尼哥拉黨的教訓。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Balaam;   Church;   Lukewarmness;   Minister, Christian;   Nicolaitanes;   Pergamos;   Sin;   Scofield Reference Index - Day (of Jehovah);   Life;   Satan;   The Topic Concordance - Hate;   Repentance;   Teaching;   War/weapons;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Doctrines, False;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nicolaitans;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Ephesus;   Pergamum;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Patience of God;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Jezebel;   Nicolaitans;   Pergamos;   Holman Bible Dictionary - False Apostles;   Nicolaitans;   Nicolas;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asia;   Gnosticism;   Jude, Epistle of;   Magi;   Nicolas;   Peter, Second Epistle of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abstinence;   Brotherly Love;   Gnosticism;   Jezebel;   Manna ;   Name ;   Nicolaitans;   Nicolas;   Philosophy;   Tares ;   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Unity (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nicolaitanes ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Heresy;   Sepharvaim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nicolaitans;   Pergamos;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Nicola'itans;   Per'gamos;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Nicolaitans;   Pergamus;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Doctrine;   Gnosticism;   Nicolaitans;   Nicolaus;   Revelation of John:;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Balaam;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
你 那 里 也 有 人 照 样 服 从 了 尼 哥 拉 一 党 人 的 教 训 。

Contextual Overview

12 "Write this to the angel of the church in Pergamum: "The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says this: 13 I know where you live. It is where Satan has his throne. But you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas, my faithful witness who was killed in your city, where Satan lives. 14 "But I have a few things against you: You have some there who follow the teaching of Balaam. He taught Balak how to cause the people of Israel to sin by eating food offered to idols and by taking part in sexual sins. 15 You also have some who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 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. 17 "Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. "I will give some of the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give to each one who wins the victory a white stone with a new name written on it. No one knows this new name except the one who receives it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the doctrine: Revelation 2:6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 16:22 - which Matthew 5:19 - shall teach Matthew 18:7 - but Matthew 22:10 - both Acts 6:5 - Nicolas 2 Corinthians 2:17 - which Galatians 1:7 - pervert 1 Timothy 6:10 - coveted 2 Timothy 3:8 - resist Hebrews 1:9 - hated James 3:6 - a world Revelation 2:2 - how

Cross-References

Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God finished the work he had been doing, so he rested from all his work.
Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in a place called Eden, and put the man he had formed into it.
Job 31:33
I have not hidden my sin as others do, secretly keeping my guilt to myself.
Psalms 128:2
You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things.
Ephesians 4:28
Those who are stealing must stop stealing and start working. They should earn an honest living for themselves. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans,.... These impure heretics sprung up in the time of the apostolic church, but their doctrines were not received, and their deeds were hated, see Revelation 2:6. This seems to design the doctrines of the church of Rome, which in this period took place; which forbid marriage to the priests, and recommended celibacy and virginity to others also; which were the source of all uncleanness and abominable lusts; for which pardons and indulgences were given, and, in process of time, brothel houses were set up, and licensed and encouraged by authority.

Which thing I hate; the doctrine of these men, as well as their deeds.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So hast thou also them ... - That is, there are those among you who hold those doctrines. The meaning here may be, either that, in addition to those who held the doctrine of Balaam, they had also another class who held the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes; or that the Nicolaitanes held the same doctrine, and taught the same thing as Balaam. If but one class is referred to, and it is meant that the Nicolaitanes held the doctrines of Balaam, then we know what constituted their teaching; if two classes of false teachers are referred to, then we have no means of knowing what was the uniqueness of the teaching of the Nicolaitanes. The more natural and obvious construction, it seems to me, is to suppose that the speaker means to say that the Nicolaitanes taught the same things which Balaam did - to wit, that they led the people into corrupt and licentious practices. This interpretation seems to be demanded by the proper use of the word “so” - οὕτως houtōs - meaning, “in this manner on this wise, thus”; and usually referring to what precedes. If this be the correct interpretation, then we have, in fact, a description of what the Nicolaitanes held, agreeing with all the accounts given of them by the ancient fathers. See the notes on Revelation 2:6. If this is so, also, then it is clear that the same kind of doctrines was held at Smyrna, at Pergamos, and at Thyatira Revelation 2:20, though mentioned in somewhat different forms. It is not quite certain, however, that this is the correct interpretation, or that the writer does not mean to say that, in addition to those who held the doctrine of Balaam, they had also another class of errorists who held the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes.

Which thing I hate - So the common Greek text - ὅ μισῶ ho misō. But the best-supported reading, and the one adopted by Griesbach, Tittmann, and Hahn, is ὁμοίως homoiōs - “in like manner”; that is, “as Balak retained a false prophet who misled the Hebrews, so thou retainest those who teach things like to those which Balaam taught.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 2:15. The doctrine of the NicolaitanesRevelation 2:6; Revelation 2:6.


 
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