Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

I know about your deeds, your love, your faith, your service and your endurance, and that your most recent deeds are more numerous than when you first began [your Christian lives].

New American Standard Bible

I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

I know your works—your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first.

International Standard Version

"I know what you've been doing your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance and that your last actions are greater than the first.

A Conservative Version

I know thy works, and thy love and faith and service and perseverance. And thy last works are more than the first.

American Standard Version

I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.

Amplified

‘I know your deeds, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your last deeds are more numerous and greater than the first.

Anderson New Testament

I know your works, and your love, and your faith, and your service, and your patience, and your works, the last greater than the first.

Bible in Basic English

I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.

Common New Testament

I know your works, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that your works are now more than at the first.

Daniel Mace New Testament

your charitable offices, your faith, and your patience, and that your last works exceed the first.

Darby Translation

I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thine endurance, and thy last works to be more than the first.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

I know your works, and love, and service, and faith, and your patience, and that your last works are more than the first.

Godbey New Testament

I know your works, and your divine love, and faith, and ministry, and patience, and your works: the last more than the first.

Goodspeed New Testament

I know the things you do, your love and faithfulness and helpfulness and endurance, and I know that you are now doing more than you did at first.

John Wesley New Testament

I know thy love and faith, and thy service and patience, and thy last works more than the first.

Julia Smith Translation

I know thy works, and love, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last more than the first.

King James 2000

I know your works, and love, and service, and faith, and your patience, and your works; and the last to be more than the first.

Lexham Expanded Bible

'I know your works, and your love, and faith, and service, and patient endurance--and your last works [are] greater than the first.

Modern King James verseion

I know your works and love and service and faith and your patience, and your works; and the last to be more than the first.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I know thy works and thy love, service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy deeds, which are more at the last than at the first.

Moffatt New Testament

I know your doings, your love and loyalty and service and patient endurance; I know you are doing more than you did at first.

Montgomery New Testament

I know your works and your love and faith and service and endurance; I know that your last works are more than the first.

NET Bible

I know your deeds: your love, faith, service, and steadfast endurance. In fact, your more recent deeds are greater than your earlier ones.

New Heart English Bible

"I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.

Noyes New Testament

I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thy endurance, and that thy last works are more than the first.

Sawyer New Testament

I know your works and love and faith and service and your patience, and your last works more than the first.

The Emphasized Bible

I know thy works, and thy love, and faith, and ministry, and endurance, - and that, thy last works, are more than the first.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

I know thy deeds, and thy love, and thy charity to the poor, and thy faith, and thy patience, and thy works, and that the last are more abundant than the first.

Twentieth Century New Testament

I know your life, your love, faith, service, and endurance; and I know that your life of late has been better than it was at first.

Webster

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:

Weymouth New Testament

I know your doings, your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance; and that of late you have toiled harder than you did at first.

Williams New Testament

"I know what you are doing, I know your love and faithfulness, your service and patient endurance, and I know that you are now working harder than you did at first.

World English Bible

"I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.

Worrell New Testament

"I know your works, and your love, and faith, and ministry, and your patience; and your last works to be more than the first.

Worsley New Testament

and thy love, and thy service, and thy faith, and thy patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.

Youngs Literal Translation

I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last are more than the first.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I know
εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
σοῦ 
Sou 
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241
Usage: 241
Usage: 241

ἔργον 
Ergon 
ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130
Usage: 130

and











and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

διακονία 
Diakonia 
Usage: 33

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

ὑπομονή 
Hupomone 
Usage: 26

the last
ἔσχατος 
Eschatos 
Usage: 24

to be more
πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
Usage: 40

Devotionals

Devotionals about Revelation 2:19

References

Images Revelation 2:19

Context Readings

The Letter To The Church In Thyatira

18 "And write [this] to the angel of the church at Thyatira: These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes like flaming fire and feet like shiny brass: 19 I know about your deeds, your love, your faith, your service and your endurance, and that your most recent deeds are more numerous than when you first began [your Christian lives]. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman [named] Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and deceives my servants into [practicing] sexual immorality and into eating things sacrificed to idols.

Cross References

John 15:2

He will cut off [See verse 6] every branch [i.e., follower of Christ] who is in [fellowship with] me that does not bear fruit. And He will prune every branch that does bear fruit, so it will bear more fruit.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

If I have the ability to speak in the languages of human beings and angels [Note: Perhaps the idea is supernaturally and eloquently], but do not have love [for people], I have become [no more than] a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Colossians 3:14

And beyond all these things, clothe yourselves with love, which binds these things together in complete [unity].

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But now Timothy has returned to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love, and [reported] that you have good memories of us. [He told us that you are] longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought to thank God for you always, brothers, since it is proper, because your faith is growing so much and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing more and more.

1 Timothy 1:5

But the goal of this instruction is [to] love [God and people] from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith.

1 Peter 4:8

Above everything else, have a warm love for one another, for such a love keeps many sins from occurring [between you].

2 Peter 1:7

and brotherly kindness along with your godliness, and with your brotherly kindness, develop love.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the unearned favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May He be honored both now and forever. May it be so.

Revelation 2:2-4

I know about your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. [I know] that you cannot tolerate wicked men and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles, but really are not, and found them to be liars.

Revelation 2:9

I know [about] your suffering and your poverty (but you are [really] rich), and the slander of those who say they are Jews, though they [really] are not, but are a synagogue of Satan [i.e., they claimed to be an assembly of God's people, but in reality were serving Satan].

Revelation 2:13

I know where you are living; [it is] where Satan's throne is. And [I know] that you are holding on firmly to my name, and did not deny [your] faith in me, even in the days of my faithful witness Antipas [Note: The Greek word here for witness is "martyr"], who was killed there where you are, where Satan lives.

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