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Revelation 2:3
Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The risen Christ addresses the Ephesian church through John, placing this commendation directly between a record of their doctrinal vigilance and a rebuke for losing their first love.
The words — The Greek ὑπομονὴν (hupomonēn) denotes steadfast endurance, while ἐβάστασας (ebastasas) means you have stood firm or endured.
The thread — This emphasis on unwearying perseverance runs through Hebrews 10:36, which ties endurance to receiving God’s promises, and Galatians 6:9, which warns against growing tired in doing good.
Why it lands — The text states that the believers have not grown weary while enduring many things for Christ’s name, and it requires the reader to examine whether their own active obedience sustains itself without spiritual depletion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
- James 1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- John 15:21 But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- Hebrews 6:12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Hebrews 6:15 And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
- Psalms 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.