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New Living Translation

Revelation 2:25

except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Decision;   Perseverance;   Reward;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Obedience;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Thyatira;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Patience of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Thyatira;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nicolaitans;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asia;   Magi;   Nicolas;   Thyatira;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Perseverance;   Thyatira ;   Unity (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Remnant;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Sepharvaim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Thyatira;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Thyati'ra,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Philippi;   Revelation of John:;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Only hold on to what you have until I come.
King James Version (1611)
But that which ye haue already, hold fast till I come.
King James Version
But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
English Standard Version
Only hold fast what you have until I come.
New American Standard Bible
'Nevertheless what you have, hold firmly until I come.
New Century Version
Only continue in your loyalty until I come.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.
Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.
Contemporary English Version
But until I come, you must hold firmly to the teaching you have.
Complete Jewish Bible
only hold fast to what you have until I come.
Darby Translation
but what ye have hold fast till I shall come.
Easy-to-Read Version
Only hold on to the truth you have until I come.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But that which ye haue alreadie, hold fast till I come.
George Lamsa Translation
But hold fast to that which you already have till I come.
Good News Translation
But until I come, you must hold firmly to what you have.
Lexham English Bible
Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.
Literal Translation
but what you have, hold until I shall come.
Amplified Bible
except to hold tightly to what you have until I come.
American Standard Version
Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till I come.
Bible in Basic English
But what you have, keep safe till I come.
Hebrew Names Version
Nevertheless that which you have, hold firmly until I come.
International Standard Version
Just hold on to what you have until I come.Revelation 3:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
but that which you have, hold, until I come.
Murdock Translation
but, what ye have, hold fast until I come.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But that which ye haue alredy, holde fast tyll I come,
English Revised Version
Howbeit that which ye have, hold fast till I come.
World English Bible
Nevertheless that which you have, hold firmly until I come.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But what ye have, hold fast till I come.
Weymouth's New Testament
Only that which you already possess, cling to until I come.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
til Y come.
Update Bible Version
Nevertheless that which you have, hold fast until I come.
Webster's Bible Translation
But that which ye have [already] hold fast till I come.
New English Translation
However, hold on to what you have until I come.
New King James Version
But hold fast what you have till I come.
New Life Bible
But hold on to what you have until I come.
New Revised Standard
only hold fast to what you have until I come.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
nevertheless, what ye have, hold fast, till I shall have come.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet that which you have, hold fast till I come.
Revised Standard Version
only hold fast what you have, until I come.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
but yt which ye have alreddy. Holde fast tyll I come
Young's Literal Translation
but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may come;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but yt which ye haue already. Holde fast tyll I come,
Mace New Testament (1729)
hold that fast till I come.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Y'all just take a deep seat and screw your hat down until I get back.

Contextual Overview

18 "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze: 19 "I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things. 20 "But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality. 22 "Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve. 24 "But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,' as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. 26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations. 27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Revelation 3:3, Revelation 3:11, Acts 11:28, Romans 12:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:23

till: Revelation 1:7, Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:20, John 14:3, John 21:22, John 21:23, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 11:26, 2 Peter 3:10

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 8:5 - they hold Matthew 25:5 - the Galatians 5:1 - Stand 2 Timothy 1:13 - Hold Titus 1:9 - Holding Revelation 2:13 - thou holdest Revelation 21:7 - overcometh

Cross-References

Genesis 2:10
A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches.
Genesis 2:11
The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.
Genesis 3:7
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Exodus 32:25
Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies.
Psalms 25:3
No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
Psalms 31:17
Don't let me be disgraced, O Lord , for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.
Isaiah 44:9
How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don't know this, so they are all put to shame.
Isaiah 47:3
You will be naked and burdened with shame. I will take vengeance against you without pity."
Isaiah 54:4
"Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don't be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.
Jeremiah 6:15
Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? Not at all—they don't even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them," says the Lord .

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But that which ye have [already],.... Which was something good, even the faithful word, the form of sound words, the mystery and doctrine of faith; this they had received from Christ and his apostles; they had it in their hearts, and a comfortable experience of the truth and power of it, and had made a profession of it, which they now held, and are here exhorted to hold fast:

hold fast till I come; meaning the coming of Christ, either at the Reformation by Luther, Calvin, and others, which began at the close of this church state, when the hands and hearts of those professors would be more strengthened, which seems to be the first sense of the words; or to judge Jezebel, destroy antichrist, which will be by the brightness of his coming; till which time the doctrine of the Gospel is to be held fast: and such an exhortation will be always necessary, since, till then, there will be always more or less an opposition to it, and attempts made to wrest it out of the hands of its professors, to cause them to hesitate about it, and to intimidate them in the profession of it, by loading them with reproaches, calumnies, and persecution.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But that which ye have ... - All that there is of truth and purity remaining among you, retain faithfully. Compare Revelation 3:11.

Till I come - To receive you to myself, John 14:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. That which ye have — That is, the pure doctrine of the Gospel, hold fast till I come-till I come to execute the judgments which I have threatened.


 
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