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Revelation 2:6

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2:6 But you do have this going for you: 1  You hate what the Nicolaitans 2  practice 3  – practices I also hate.

Revelation 2:21

Context
2:21 I 4  have given her time to repent, but 5  she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.

1 tn Grk “But you do have this.” The words “going for you” are supplied to complete the English idiom; other phrases like “in your favor” (NIV) or “to your credit” (NRSV) could also be supplied.

2 sn The Nicolaitans were a sect (sometimes associated with Nicolaus, one of the seven original deacons in the church in Jerusalem according to Acts 6:5) that apparently taught that Christians could engage in immoral behavior with impunity.

3 tn The expression τὰ ἔργα τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν (ta erga twn Nikolaitwn) has been translated as a subjective genitive.

4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and contemporary English style.

5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to bring out the contrast present in this woman’s obstinate refusal to repent.



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