13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(A) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(B) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(C)

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“I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are (A)rich); and I know the blasphemy of (B)those who say they are Jews and are not, (C)but are a [a]synagogue of Satan. 10 (D)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. (E)Be faithful until death, and I will give you (F)the crown of life.

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  1. Revelation 2:9 congregation

I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(A) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(B) but are a synagogue of Satan.(C) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(D) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(E) Be faithful,(F) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(G)

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But if anyone does not provide for his own, (A)and especially for those of his household, (B)he has denied the faith (C)and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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11 [a]Behold, (A)I am coming quickly! (B)Hold fast what you have, that no one may take (C)your crown.

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  1. Revelation 3:11 NU, M omit Behold

11 I am coming soon.(A) Hold on to what you have,(B) so that no one will take your crown.(C)

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(A)“I know your works. See, I have set before you (B)an open door, [a]and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make (C)those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed (D)I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

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  1. Revelation 3:8 NU, M which no one can shut

I know your deeds.(A) See, I have placed before you an open door(B) that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.(C) I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,(D) who claim to be Jews though they are not,(E) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet(F) and acknowledge that I have loved you.(G)

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12 (A)If we endure,
We shall also reign with Him.
(B)If we deny Him,
He also will deny us.

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12 if we endure,
    we will also reign with him.(A)
If we disown him,
    he will also disown us;(B)

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20 (A)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (B)consenting [a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

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  1. Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death

20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(A)

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  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness

12 (A)Here is the [a]patience of the saints; (B)here[b] are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

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  1. Revelation 14:12 steadfastness, perseverance
  2. Revelation 14:12 NU, M omit here are those

12 This calls for patient endurance(A) on the part of the people of God(B) who keep his commands(C) and remain faithful to Jesus.

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(A)Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and (B)repent. (C)Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you (D)as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

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Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.

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24 “Now to you I say, [a]and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the (A)depths of Satan, as they say, (B)I [b]will put on you no other burden. 25 But hold fast (C)what you have till I come.

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  1. Revelation 2:24 NU, M omit and
  2. Revelation 2:24 NU, M omit will

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(A) 25 except to hold on to what you have(B) until I come.’(C)

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(A)“I know your works, your labor, your [a]patience, and that you cannot [b]bear those who are evil. And (B)you have tested those (C)who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;

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  1. Revelation 2:2 perseverance
  2. Revelation 2:2 endure

I know your deeds,(A) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(B) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(C)

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Contend for the Faith

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you (A)concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting (B)you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord [a]God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. Jude 1:4 NU omits God

The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People

Dear friends,(A) although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,(B) I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend(C) for the faith(D) that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(E) For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(F) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(G)

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  1. Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for (A)He who promised is faithful.

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23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C)

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