Revelation 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

How

Thou hast

2 Corinthians 11:13

1 John 2:21

1 John 4:1

General references

Bible References

How

But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah.

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Thou hast

Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who are masquerading as apostles of the Messiah.

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because lies don't come from truth.

Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

General references

Now you may ask yourselves, "How will we be able to discern that the LORD has not spoken?'

My son, if you stop listening to instruction, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.

By your endurance you will protect your lives."

They'll never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they don't recognize the voice of strangers."