19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

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19 (A)“I know your works, love, [a]service, faith, and your [b]patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless I have [c]a few things against you, because you allow [d]that woman (B)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, [e]to teach and seduce My servants (C)to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time (D)to [f]repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:19 NU, M faith, service
  2. Revelation 2:19 perseverance
  3. Revelation 2:20 NU, M against you that you tolerate
  4. Revelation 2:20 M your wife Jezebel
  5. Revelation 2:20 NU, M and teaches and seduces
  6. Revelation 2:21 NU, M repent, and she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.

19 (A)“‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman (B)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants (C)to practice sexual immorality and (D)to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but (E)she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

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