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Revelation 2:2 > I Know Thy Works

3/2/2022

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2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience,
  • ​I = Jesus Christ
  • know = am aware of, understand, am vigilant over
  • thy = the church's (or each individual member's)
  • works = 
  • labour = 
  • ​patience = 
and how thou canst not bear them which are evil:
  • ​thou = the church (or an individual member)
  • bear = tolerate, accept
  • them = anyone
  • evil = unfaithful, ungodly
and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles,
  • ​​thou = the church (or an individual member)
  • tried = tested, vetted
  • them = anyone
  • say = claim
  • apostles = persons who are sent from God with a special message
and are not, and (thou) hast found them (to be) liars:
  • ​and = but they
  • found = legal term: discovered, determined, decided (after careful investigation)
  • them = the false apostles
  • liars = deceitful, treacherous, "wolves in sheep's clothing"

2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

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