Revelation 2:16 Parallel Translations

So return to me and change the way you think and act, or I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword from my mouth.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

ASV:

Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

BBE:

See, then, that you have a change of heart; or I will come to you quickly, and will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

DBY:

Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.

ERV:

Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

WEY:

Repent, at once; or else I will come to you quickly, and will make war upon them with the sword which is in My mouth.

WBS:

Repent; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

WEB:

Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

YLT:

'Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 2:16 Cross References

XREF:

2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;

Revelation 1:16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.

Revelation 2:5 'Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place-- unless you repent.

Revelation 22:7 "And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."

Revelation 22:20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

2:16 Repent. This may save the sinner, whether an alien, or a church member. To repent one must leave off his sins.
Will fight against them. Those who teach and practice these pernicious doctrines.
With the sword of my mouth. See Re 1:16. With all the power of the word of God.

WES:

2:16 If not, I come to thee - who wilt not wholly escape when I punish them. And will fight with them - Not with the Nicolaitans, who are mentioned only by the by, but the followers of Balaam. With the sword of my mouth - With my just and fierce displeasure. Balaam himself was first withstood by the angel of the Lord with his sword drawn, Num 22:23, and afterwards slain with the sword, Num 31:8.

MHC:

2:12-17 The word of God is a sword, able to slay both sin and sinners. It turns and cuts every way; but the believer need not fear this sword; yet this confidence cannot be supported without steady obedience. As our Lord notices all the advantages and opportunities we have for duty in the places where we dwell, so he notices our temptations and discouragements from the same causes. In a situation of trials, the church of Pergamos had not denied the faith, either by open apostacy, or by giving way so as to avoid the cross. Christ commends their stedfastness, but reproves their sinful failures. A wrong view of gospel doctrine and Christian liberty, was a root of bitterness from which evil practices grew. Repentance is the duty of churches and bodies of men, as well as of particular persons; those who sin together, should repent together. Here is the promise of favour to those that overcome. The influences and comforts of the Spirit of Christ, come down from heaven into the soul, for its support. This is hidden from the rest of the world. The new name is the name of adoption; when the Holy Spirit shows his own work in the believer's soul, this new name and its real import are understood by him.

CONC:

Change Fight Heart Mouth Otherwise Quickly Reform Repent Sword War

Change Fight Mouth Once Otherwise Quickly Reform Repent Soon Sword War

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