26 (A)The one who conquers and who keeps my works (B)until the end, (C)to him I will give authority over the nations, 27 and (D)he will (E)rule[a] them with a rod of iron, (F)as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:27 Greek shepherd

26-28 “Here’s the reward I have for every conqueror, everyone who keeps at it, refusing to give up: You’ll rule the nations, your Shepherd-King rule as firm as an iron staff, their resistance fragile as clay pots. This was the gift my Father gave me; I pass it along to you—and with it, the Morning Star!

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26 And he who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] and he who keeps My deeds [doing things that please Me] until the [very] end, to him I will give authority and power over the nations;(A) 27 and he shall shepherd and rule them with a rod of iron, as the earthen pots are broken in pieces, as I also have received authority [and power to rule them] from My Father;(B)

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26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,

To them I will give authority over all the nations.
27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod
    and smash them like clay pots.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:26-27 Ps 2:8-9 (Greek version).