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 2:27

2:27 he ⁴  will rule ⁵  them with an iron rod ⁶ 

and like clay jars he will break them to pieces, ⁷ 

Revelation 3:10

3:10 Because you have kept ⁸  my admonition ⁹  to endure steadfastly, ¹⁰  I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Revelation 3:21

3:21 I will grant the one ¹¹  who conquers ¹²  permission ¹³  to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered ¹⁴  and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 22:8

22:8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, ¹⁵  and when I heard and saw them, ¹⁶  I threw myself down ¹⁷  to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.

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 not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn Grk “will shepherd.”

⁶ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

⁷ 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.

⁷ tn Or “obey.” For the translation of τηρέω (threw) as “obey” see L&N 36.19. In the Greek there is a wordplay: “because you have kept my word…I will keep you,” though the meaning of τηρέω is different each time.

⁸ tn The Greek term λόγον (logon) is understood here in the sense of admonition or encouragement.

⁹ tn Or “to persevere.” Here ὑπομονῆς (Jupomonhs) has been translated as a genitive of reference/respect related to τὸν λόγον (ton logon).

¹⁰ tn Grk “The one who conquers, to him I will grant.”

¹¹ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

¹² tn Grk “I will give [grant] to him.”

¹³ tn Or “have been victorious”; traditionally, “have overcome.”

¹³ tn Or “I am John, the one who heard and saw these things.”

¹⁴ tn The pronoun “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁵ tn Grk “I fell down and worshiped at the feet.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”