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Revelation 2:26

Context
2:26 And to the one who conquers 1  and who continues in 2  my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations 3 

Revelation 3:2

Context
3:2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about 4  to die, because I have not found your deeds complete 5  in the sight 6  of my God.
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[2:26]  1 tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

[2:26]  2 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”).

[2:26]  3 tn Or “over the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[3:2]  4 tn The verb ἔμελλον (emellon) is in the imperfect tense.

[3:2]  5 tn The perfect passive participle has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect here.

[3:2]  6 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.”



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