Them which are evil («axovs). Trench observes that “ it ig not a little remarkable that the grace or virtue here ascribed to the angel of the Ephesian Church (compare ver. 6) should have a name in classical Greek: pucotovnpia hatred of evil ; the person of whom the grace is predicated being pcomovnpos hater of evil ; while neither of these words, nor yet any equival- ent to them occurs in the New Testament. It is the stranger, as this hatred of evil, purely as evil, however little thought of or admired now, is eminently a Christian grace.”
Hast tried (éreupdow). Rev., didst try. See on tried, 1 Pet. i. 7; and compare 1 John iv. 1; 1 Cor. xii. 10.
3. The best texts omit od xéxunxas hast not grown weary, and read xal od xexotrlaxes hast not grown weary. The transcribers supposed the verb xomudw to mean only to labor; whereas it includes the sense of weariness from labor.
4. Somewhat. Not in the text, and unnecessary. The fol- lowing clause is the object of J have. “I have against thee that thon hast left,” ete. “It is indeed a somewhat which the Lord has against the Ephesian Church; it threatens to grow to be an everything ; for see the verse following” (Trench). For the phrase have against, see Matt. v. 23; Mark xi. 25; Col. iii. 13.
Hast left (a¢jxas). Rev., more correctly, rendering the aorist, didst leave. The verb originally means ¢o send away or dismiss. See on John iv. 3.
First love. Compare Jer. ii. 2. The first enthusiastic de- votion of the Church to her Lord, under the figure of conjugal love.
5. Thou art fallen (éerértwxas). Lit., hast fallen out. Repent (weravonoov). See on Matt. iii. 2; xxi. 29.
I will come (&pxouaz). Rev., correctly, Z come.
Quickly. Omit.