Revelation 2:16

2:16 Therefore, repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 2:26-27

2:26 And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations

2:27 he will rule them with an iron rod

and like clay jars he will break them to pieces,

Revelation 3:2

3:2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about 10  to die, because I have not found your deeds complete 11  in the sight 12  of my God.

tc The “therefore” (οὖν, oun) is not found in א 2053 2329 2351 ÏA or the Latin mss. It is, however, included in impressive witnesses such as {A C 046 1006 1611 syp,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.

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.

tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

tn Grk “keeps.” In a context that speaks of “holding on to what you have,” the idea here is one of continued faithful behavior (BDAG 1002 s.v. τηρέω 3 has “ὁ τηρῶν τὰ ἔργα μου the one who takes my deeds to heart Rv 2:26”).

tn Or “over the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

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

tn Grk “will shepherd.”

tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

sn A quotation from Ps 2:9 (with the line introducing the quotation containing a partial allusion to Ps 2:8). See also Rev 12:5, 19:15.

tn The verb ἔμελλον (emellon) is in the imperfect tense.

tn The perfect passive participle has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect here.

tn Or “in the judgment.” BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 3 states, “in the opinion/judgment of…As a rule…of θεός or κύριος; so after…πεπληρωμένος Rv 3:2.”