Bible Strands
Revelation 2:22
Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Christ addresses the church in Thyatira immediately after noting their refusal to repent despite extended grace. He pronounces judgment on a figure labeled "her" alongside her adulterous associates.
The words — κλίνην (klinēn) translates literally as "sickbed," anchoring the metaphor of forced confinement and illness. ἰδοὺ (idou) functions as "Behold," signaling an imminent divine intervention.
The thread — The adulterous alliance recurs in Revelation 17:2 and Ezekiel 16:37, where foreign powers and lovers are gathered for judgment. The conditional warning to repent echoes Jesus’ teaching in Luke 13:5 about perishing without turning from sin.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate repentance to avoid shared tribulation, leaving no room for continued complicity. It requires readers to recognize divine scrutiny of motives and the certainty of recompense for deeds.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Cross-references
- Revelation 17:2 The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
- Ezekiel 16:37 therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
- Luke 13:5 No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
- Jeremiah 36:3 Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
- Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
- Revelation 18:3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
- Revelation 18:9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
- Ezekiel 23:29 They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
- Luke 13:3 No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
- Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’