Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— New Living Translation To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations. English Standard Version The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, Berean Standard Bible And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. Berean Literal Bible And the one overcoming and keeping My works until the end, I will give to him authority over the nations, King James Bible And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: New King James Version And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations— New American Standard Bible The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations; NASB 1995 ‘He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; NASB 1977 ‘And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; Legacy Standard Bible And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; Amplified Bible 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; Christian Standard Bible The one who conquers and who keeps my works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations — Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who is victorious and keeps My works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations— American Standard Version And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations: Aramaic Bible in Plain English “To him who is victorious and keeps my works, I shall give authority over the nations,” Contemporary English Version I will give power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and keeps on obeying me until the end. Douay-Rheims Bible And he that shall overcome, and keep my works unto the end, I will give him power over the nations. English Revised Version And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations: GOD'S WORD® Translation I have received authority from my Father. I will give authority over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and continues to do what I want until the end. International Standard Version To the person who conquers and continues to do what I've commanded to the end, I will give authority over the nations. Literal Standard Version and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping My works to the end, I will give to him authority over the nations, Majority Standard Bible And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. New American Bible “ ‘ “To the victor, who keeps to my ways until the end, I will give authority over the nations. NET Bible And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations-- New Revised Standard Version To everyone who conquers and continues to do my works to the end, I will give authority over the nations; New Heart English Bible He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations. Webster's Bible Translation And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works to the end, to him will I give power over the nations: Weymouth New Testament "'And to him who overcomes and obeys My commands to the very end, I will give authority over the nations of the earth. World English Bible He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations. Young's Literal Translation and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context To the Church in Thyatira…25Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come. 26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. 27He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.… Cross References Psalm 2:8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. Psalm 2:9 You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery." Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever--yes, forever and ever.' Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. John 6:29 Jesus replied, "The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent." Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast. Treasury of Scripture And he that overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, to him will I give power over the nations: he. Revelation 2:7,11,17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God… Revelation 3:5,12,21 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels… Revelation 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. keepeth. Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Luke 8:13-15 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away… John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. to him will I give. Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Revelation 22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Jump to Previous Authority Commands Conquers Deeds Earth End Keepeth Keeping Keeps Nations Obeys Overcomes Overcometh Overcoming Power Rule WorksJump to Next Authority Commands Conquers Deeds Earth End Keepeth Keeping Keeps Nations Obeys Overcomes Overcometh Overcoming Power Rule WorksRevelation 2 1. What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the churches of Ephesus,8. Smyrna, 12. Pergamos, 18. Thyatira, and what is commended and lacking in them. (26, 27) Power (or, authority) over the nations: and he shall rule them (or, shepherd them) with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers.--The promise is of authority ("the might of right, not the right of might") to share in the shepherd-like sovereignty of the anointed King. (Comp. the Messianic prophecy of Psalms 2) Those who refused to stoop to the customs around them, and to gain influence by crushing or ignoring their convictions--those who, like their Master, refused to win power by doing homage to wrong (Matthew 4:8-10), would share the nobler sway which He now established. Wherever the Church has illegitimately grasped at power, she has lost it. "The wretched power which she had wrenched and stolen from the nations has been turned against her; she has been obliged to crouch to them, and beg their help, and they have justly spurned her. She has chosen to exalt herself like Lucifer, and she has fallen like Lucifer. If she had trusted her Lord, He would have given her the morning star. She would have derived from Him what she claimed independently of Him. She would have dispensed light to the world."Verse 26. - And he that overcometh. The usual promise (vers. 7, 11, 17; Revelation 3:5, 12, 21) is here closely connected with the charge which immediately precedes. In this and in the remaining three epistles the proclamation, "He that hath an ear," etc., follows instead of preceding the promise. Keepeth my works. This is a phrase thoroughly characteristic of St. John's style; compare for this use of "keep," Revelation 1:3; Revelation 3:3, 8, 10, etc.; John 8:51, 52, 55; John 9:16; John 14:15, 21, 23, 24, etc.; 1 John 2:3, 4, 5; 1 John 3:22, 24, etc.; and for "works," in the sense of works which Christ does or approves, comp. Revelation 15:3; John 6:28, 29; John 7:3, 21; John 11:3, 4, etc. "My works" here are in marked contrast to "her works" in ver. 22. "He that overcometh, and he that keepeth" is a nominativus pendens; and such constructions are specially frequent in St. John (comp. Revelation 3:12, 21; John 6:39; John 7:38; John 15:2; John 17:2; 1 John 2:24, 27). Links of connexion between the Revelation and the Gospel or Epistles of St. John should be carefully noted. The phrase for "unto the end" (ἄχριτέλους) occurs only here and Hebrews 6:11; but comp. Hebrews 3:6, 14; 1 Corinthians 1:8. "Unto the end" (εἰς τέλος) in John 13. I probably means "to the uttermost," not "to the end of life." Authority over the nations. "Authority" is better than "power" for ἐξουσία, not merely as implying that the power is rightly held and exercised, but also to mark the parallel with "Have thou authority over ten cities" (Luke 19:17; comp. Matthew 21:23, 24, 27; Acts 9:14; Acts 26:10). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. to the [one who] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. is victorious νικῶν (nikōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3528: To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. continues τηρῶν (tērōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. {in} My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. work ἔργα (erga) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. until ἄχρι (achri) Preposition Strong's 891: As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. [the] end, τέλους (telous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. I will give δώσω (dōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. authority ἐξουσίαν (exousian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. over ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. nations. ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. 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