Revelation 2:6

2:6 But you do have this going for you: ¹  You hate what the Nicolaitans ²  practice ³  – practices I also hate.

Revelation 12:8

12:8 But ⁴  the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, ⁵  so there was no longer any place left ⁶  in heaven for him and his angels. ⁷ 

¹ tn Grk “But you do have this.” The words “going for you” are supplied to complete the English idiom; other phrases like “in your favor” (NIV) or “to your credit” (NRSV) could also be supplied.

² sn The Nicolaitans were a sect (sometimes associated with Nicolaus, one of the seven original deacons in the church in Jerusalem according to Acts 6:5) that apparently taught that Christians could engage in immoral behavior with impunity.

³ tn The expression τὰ ἔργα τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν (ta erga twn Nikolaitwn) has been translated as a subjective genitive.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the implied contrast.

⁵ tn The words “to prevail” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

⁶ tn Grk “found.”

⁷ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (the dragon and his angels, v. 7) has been specified in the translation for clarity.