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Douay-Rheims Bible

Revelation 2:25

Yet that which you have, hold fast till 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 Living Translation
except that you hold tightly to what you have until 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.
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 And to the angel of the church of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like to a flame of fire and his feet like to fine brass. 19 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. 20 But I have against thee a few things: because thou sufferest the woman Jezabel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants, to commit fornication and to eat of things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her a time that she might do penance: and she will not repent of her fornication. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed: and they that commit adultery with her shall be in very great tribulation, except they do penance from their deeds, 23 And I will kill her children with death: and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts. And I will give to every one of you according to your works. But to you I say 24 And to the rest who are at Thyatira: Whosoever have not this doctrine and who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say: I will not put upon you any other burthen. 25 Yet that which you have, hold fast till I come. 26 And he that shall overcome and keep my words unto the end, I will give him power over the nations. 27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and as the vessel of a potter they shall be broken:

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
And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons.
Exodus 32:25
And when Moses saw that the people were naked, (for Aaron had stripped them by occasion of the shame of the filth, and had set them naked among their enemies)
Psalms 25:3
(24-3) Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded.
Psalms 31:17
(30-18) Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be ashamed, and be brought down to hell.
Isaiah 44:9
The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah 47:3
Thy nakedness shall be discovered, and thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and no man shall resist me.
Isaiah 54:4
Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush: for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no more the reproach of thy widowhood.
Jeremiah 6:15
They were confounded, because they committed abomination: yea, rather they were not confounded with confusion, and they knew not how to blush: wherefore they shall fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall fall down, saith 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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