Revelation 2:16

Therefore, ¹  repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people ²  with the sword of my mouth.

Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

‘Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Repent, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

"Enough! Don't give in to them; I'll be with you soon. I'm fed up and about to cut them to pieces with my sword-sharp words.

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.

Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

‘Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

Therefore, ¹  repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people ²  with the sword of my mouth.

¹ tc The “therefore” (οὖν, oun) is not found in א 2053 2329 2351 Ï^A or the Latin mss. It is, however, included in impressive witnesses such as {A C 046 1006 1611 sy^p,h co}. Though the conjunction looks at first glance like a scribal clarification, its omission may be explained on the basis of its similarity to the last three letters of the verb “repent” (μετανόησον, metanohson; since οὖν is a postpositive conjunction in Greek, the final three letters of the verb [-σον, -son] would have been immediately followed by ουν). A scribe could have simply passed over the conjunction in his copy when he saw the last three letters of the imperative verb. A decision is difficult, however, because of the motivation to add to the text and the quality of witnesses that lack the conjunction.

² tn Grk “with them”; the referent (those people who follow the teaching of Balaam and the Nicolaitans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.