Revelation 2:19 > I Know Thy Works

2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

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I know thy works,

• ​I = Jesus Christ
• know = am aware of, understand, am vigilant over
• thy = the church's (or each individual member's)
• works = actions, behaviors, efforts, struggles

and charity,

• ​charity = 

and service,

• ​service = ext Here

and faith,

• ​faith = 

and thy patience,

• ​thy = the church's (or each individual member's)
• patience = endurance in difficult times, long-suffering
  

and thy works;

• ​Text Here

and the last (works) to be more than the first (works).

• ​last = recent, current
• to be = are, have been
  
• more than = of greater effort, a more difficult struggle
  
• first = previous
• ^ Jesus is acknowledging that this church's hardships have continued a long time and are getting worse rather than better. He is reassuring the church that He understands their situation and commends their efforts.

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2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

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