Revelation 2:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 ‘(A)I know your deeds and your labor and [a]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have (B)put those who call themselves (C)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have [b]perseverance and have endured (D)on account of My name, and have not become weary.
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- Revelation 2:2 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:3 Or steadfastness
Revelation 2:2-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 “I know your works, your toil and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate evildoers; you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not and have found them to be false.(A) 3 I also know that you are enduring and bearing up for the sake of my name and that you have not grown weary.(B)
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Revelation 2:2-3
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them that are evil, and thou hast tried them, who say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And thou hast patience, and hast endured for my name, and hast not fainted.
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Revelation 2:2-3
The Message
2-3 “I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I know your persistence, your courage in my cause, that you never wear out.
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