Bible Strands
Revelation 2:6
But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Christ addresses the recipient of Revelation 2:6 within a letter of correction and promise. The message follows a warning about spiritual decline and precedes a call to hear the Spirit.
The words — μισεῖς (miseis) translates literally as "you hate," and ἔργα (erga) means "works." These terms form the core of the commendation for rejecting a specific corrupt practice.
The thread — The motif of hating corrupt works runs through Psalms 26:5 and Psalms 101:3, where the psalmist refuses association with evildoers. The New Testament applies this standard in 2 John 1:9 by warning against departing from the teaching of Christ.
Why it lands — The text demands a clear rejection of practices that oppose divine teaching. It requires the reader to align personal conduct with the stated standard of holiness.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Cross-references
- Psalms 26:5 I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
- Psalms 101:3 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- 2 John 1:9 Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
- Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
- Psalms 139:21 Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?