Revelation 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Tribulation

Poverty

The blasphemy

Luke 22:65

Acts 26:11

1 Timothy 1:13

Which

Romans 2:17

Romans 9:6

The synagogue

Revelation 3:9

General references

Matthew 6:20

1 Corinthians 3:14

Bible References

Tribulation

And I at once said to him - My lord! thou, knowest! And he said unto me - These, are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb;

These things, have I spoken unto you, that, in me, ye may have, peace: In the world, ye have, tribulation; but be taking courage, - I, have overcome the world.

confirming the souls of the disciples, beseeching them to abide in the faith, and declaring that, through many tribulations, must we enter into the kingdom of God.

And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance.

Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? -

In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,

For, even when we were with you, we told you beforehand - we are destined to suffer tribulation! even as it also came to pass, and ye know.

If, at least, it is a, righteous thing with God, to recompense, affliction, unto them that afflict you,

Poverty

The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me - to tell glad tidings unto the destitute; He hath sent me forth, - To proclaim, to captives, a release, and, to the blind, a recovering of sight, - to send away the crushed, with a release;

And, he, lifting up his eyes towards his disciples, was saying: - Happy, ye destitute, for, yours, is the kingdom of God.

That, in a great testing of tribulation, the superabounding of their joy and their deep destitution, superabounded unto the riches of their liberality;

Hearken! my brethren beloved: - Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

The blasphemy

and, many other things, with profane speech, were they saying unto him.

and, throughout all the synagogues, ofttimes punishing them, I would fain have compelled them to defame; and, being excessively maddened against them, I went on to pursue them as far as even the outlying cities.

Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:

Which

If, however, thou, art taking the name of Jew, and resting thyself upon law, and boasting in God,

It is not, however, as though the word of God had failed; for, not all they who are of Israel, the same are Israel.

The synagogue

Lo! I give them of the synagogue of Satan, who are affirming themselves to be, Jews, and are not, - but say what is false, - lo! I will cause them, that they shall have come, and shall bow down before thy feet, and shall get to know that, I, loved thee.

General references

but be laying up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where, neither moth nor rust, doth tarnish, and where, thieves, dig not through nor steal:

If, anyone's work, shall abide, which he built, a reward, shall he receive, -