KJV King James Version
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 2:21
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
WEB World English Bible
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
ASV American Standard Version
And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform;
Surrounding context — Revelation 2
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass;
19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἔδωκαG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτῇG846 · autosit/s/heχρόνονG5550 · chronostimeἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμετανοήσῃG3340 · metanoeōto repentκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoθέλειG2309 · thelōto will/desireμετανοῆσαιG3340 · metanoeōto repentἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπορνείαςG4202 · porneiasexual sinαὐτῆς.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.Romans 2:4-5Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?Revelation 9:20-21And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:Revelation 16:9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.Revelation 16:11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.2 Peter 3:15And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;1 Peter 3:20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.Jeremiah 8:4-6Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?Romans 9:22[What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
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