Revelation 2:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

Satan's

Revelation 2:9

Revelation 3:9

Thou holdest

My name

James 2:7

Denied

Was

Acts 22:20

General references

Hebrews 12:4

Bible References

Satan's

'I know your affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those {who call themselves Jews} and are not, but [are] a synagogue of Satan.

Behold, I am causing [those] of the synagogue of Satan, the ones who call themselves Jews and are not, but are lying--behold, I will make them {come} and kneel down before your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Thou holdest

Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.

Therefore remember how you have received and heard, and observe [it], and repent. If therefore you are not on the alert, I will come like a thief, and you will never know [at] what hour I will come against you.

but examine all [things]; hold fast to [what is] good.

Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love [that are] in Christ Jesus.

but Christ [was faithful] as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.

Let us hold fast to the confession of [our] hope without wavering, for the one who promised [is] faithful.

My name

'I know your works (behold, I have put before you an opened door that no one is able to shut) that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and did not deny my name.

"Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

And you will be hated by all because of my name.

and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up all who call upon your name!"

Do they themselves not blaspheme the good name {of the one to whom you belong}?

Denied

And whenever they persecute you in this town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will never finish [going through] the towns of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

But if someone does not provide for his own [relatives], and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

if we endure, we will also reign with [him]; if we deny [him], he also will deny us;

Dear friends, [although I] was making every effort to write to you concerning our common salvation, I considered [it] a necessity to write to you to encourage [you] to contend for the faith delivered once and for all to the saints.

Was

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

General references

You have not yet resisted to the point of [shedding your] blood [as you] struggle against sin.