KJV King James Version
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 2:3
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
WEB World English Bible
You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.
ASV American Standard Version
and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name’s sake, and hast not grown weary.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary.
Surrounding context — Revelation 2
1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
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Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.James 5:7-11Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.James 1:3-4Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;Hebrews 6:15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.John 15:21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;2 Thessalonians 3:13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.1 Corinthians 13:7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.Romans 5:3-4And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.1 Timothy 4:10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].Luke 14:27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
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