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Rev. 2:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Rev. 2:9• ⁹I know [thy works and] thy tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (Rev. 2:9)

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2 Tim. 2:12• ¹²if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we shall deny [him], he also will deny us; (2 Tim. 2:12)

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know.

Rev. 2:2,9• ²I know thy works and [thy] toil and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear evil {i}men{/i}; and thou hast tried those that call themselves apostles and are not, and hast found them liars:
⁹I know [thy works and] thy tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (Rev. 2:2,9)

Satan's.

Rev. 2:9‑10,24• ⁹I know [thy works and] thy tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but a synagogue of Satan.
¹⁰Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
²⁴But to you I say, the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine which have not known the depths of Satan (as they say): I put upon you no other burden: (Rev. 2:9‑10,24)

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Rev. 3:9• ⁹Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan those that say they are Jews and are not but lie: behold, I will make them to come and do homage before thy feet, and know that I have loved thee. (Rev. 3:9)

thou holdest.

Rev. 2:25• ²⁵but that which ye have hold fast till I shall come. (Rev. 2:25)

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Rev. 3:3,11• ³Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou watch not, I will come [upon thee] as a thief, and thou shalt in no wise know what hour I will come upon thee.
¹¹I am coming quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown. (Rev. 3:3,11)

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1 Thess. 5:21• ²¹but prove all things; hold fast that which is good; (1 Thess. 5:21)

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2 Tim. 1:13• ¹³Have an outline of sound words, which [words] thou heardest from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim. 1:13)

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Heb. 3:6• ⁶but Christ as Son over his house, whose house are we if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of the hope firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:6)

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Heb. 10:23• ²³Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, for [he is] faithful that promised; (Heb. 10:23)

my name.

Rev. 3:8• ⁸I know thy works. Behold, I have set before thee an open door which no one can shut: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. (Rev. 3:8)

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Matt. 24:9• ⁹Then shall they give you up to tribulation and shall kill you; and ye shall be hated by all the nations for my name's sake. (Matt. 24:9)

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Luke 21:17• ¹⁷and ye will be hated by all on account of my name; (Luke 21:17)

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Acts 9:14• ¹⁴and here he hath authority from the high priests to bind all that call on thy name. (Acts 9:14)

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James 2:7• ⁷Do not they blaspheme the worthy name that was called on you? (James 2:7)

denied.

Matt. 10:23• ²³{i}But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come.{/i} (Matt. 10:23)

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1 Tim. 5:8• ⁸But if one doth not provide for his own and especially his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. (1 Tim. 5:8)

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2 Tim. 2:12• ¹²if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we shall deny [him], he also will deny us; (2 Tim. 2:12)

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Jude 3‑4• ³Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
⁴For certain men have crept in unawares. They, who before of old were ordained to this sentence, ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 3‑4)

was.

Acts 22:20• ²⁰and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those that slew him. (Acts 22:20)

• here it is properly a "throne," because Satan is spoken of in respect of authority. It is obvious that all this exactly describes the state of things in Constantine's time. Instead of being at the stake and suffering for Christ's sake, the church was now yoked with the world in a mere profession of Christianity; for as the world did not really rise to Christ, the church must sink to the world's level. (“Lectures on Revelation 2:12-18” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

W. Kelly Translation

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I know [thy works, anda] where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein was Antipasb, my faithful witness who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth.

WK Translation Notes

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a

Many MSS. add "thy works and," contrary to others.

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Some of the versions seem to have understood that "Antipas" was not a proper name but a verb, and translate the passage, "And in the days thou wast arraigned." The Coptic diverges in one direction, the Syriac in another. The Alexandrian copy, followed by some later ones, also spells the word so as possibly to mean a verb; but we are not aware of any authority for this, and have no doubt that a man’s name is intended.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)