Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
So repent. If you don't, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.
A Conservative Version
Repent therefore, and if not I come to thee quickly, and will war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
So, repent, or I will come to you quickly and will attack those people with the sword of my mouth.
Anderson New Testament
Repent, therefore; if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Bible in Basic English
See, then, that you have a change of heart; or I will come to you quickly, and will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Common New Testament
Repent therefore, or else I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Darby Translation
Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Reform, or otherwise, I will come to you quickly, and I will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Godbey New Testament
Repent; otherwise I am coming to you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Goodspeed New Testament
So repent, or else I will come to you quickly and make war upon them with the sword that is in my mouth.
John Wesley New Testament
Repent therefore; if not, I come to thee, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Julia Smith Translation
Repent; and if not, I come to thee swiftly, and will wage war with them with the sword of my mouth.
King James 2000
Repent; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore repent! But if you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword from my mouth.
Modern King James verseion
Repent! But if not I will come to you quickly, and will fight with them by the sword of My mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But be converted, or else I will come unto thee shortly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Moffatt New Testament
Repent; if not, I will very soon come to you and make war upon them with the sword of my mouth.
Montgomery New Testament
Repent; if you do not I will very soon come to you, and will make war upon them with the sword of my mouth.
NET Bible
Therefore, repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people with the sword of my mouth.
New Heart English Bible
Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Noyes New Testament
Repent therefore; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.
Sawyer New Testament
Change your minds therefore; otherwise I will come to you quickly, and fight with them with the sword of my mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
Repent, therefore, otherwise, I come unto thee speedily, - and will fight against them, with the sword of my mouth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Repent! but if not, I am coming to thee quickly, and will war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore repent, or else, I will come quickly and contend with such men with words that will cut like a sword.
Webster
Repent; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Weymouth New Testament
Repent, at once; or else I will come to you quickly, and will make war upon them with the sword which is in My mouth.
Williams New Testament
So repent, or else I will quickly come and make war upon them with the sword that comes from my mouth.
World English Bible
Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Worrell New Testament
Repent, therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and will make war with them with the sword of My mouth.
Worsley New Testament
Repent therefore---if not, I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword that goeth out of my mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Themes
Fellowship » With the wicked » Punishment of
Lukewarmness » Instances of » A congregation at » Pergamos
Pergamos » One of the "seven congregations" in
Repentance » Neglect of, followed by swift judgment
teaching » Those that teach others to break the commandments
Topics
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Letter To The Church In Pergamum
15 So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner. 16 Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.
Cross References
2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
Revelation 2:5
Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.
Revelation 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Revelation 2:12
and to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:
Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 49:2
and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:
Acts 17:30-31
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Revelation 2:21-22
And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Revelation 16:9
And men were scorched men with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.
Revelation 19:15
And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
Revelation 19:21
and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
Revelation 22:7
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.