Revelation 2:12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Revelation 2:12 in other translations
| BSB | To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword. |
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| WEB | “To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things: |
| ASV | And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: |
| YLT | ‘And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword: |
| DARBY | And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword: |
| BBE | And to the angel of the church in Pergamos say: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword: |
| Webster | And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he who hath the sharp sword with two edges; |
What does Revelation 2:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Barnes' Notes
These things saith he which hath the sharp sword etc. Rev 1:16. Compare Heb 4:12, Eccl 12:11, Isa 49:2. Professor Stuart suggests that when the Saviour, as represented in the vision, "uttered words, as they proceeded from his mouth, the halitus which accompanied them assumed, in the view of John, the form of an igneous two-edged sword." It is more probable, however, that the words which proceeded from his mouth did not assume anything like a form or substance, but John means to represent them as if they were a sharp sword. His words cut and penetrate deep, and it was easy to picture him as having a sword proceeding from his mouth; that is, his words were as piercing as a sharp sword. As he was about to reprove the church at Pergamos, there was a propriety in referring to this power of the Saviour. Reproof cuts deep; and this is the idea represented here.
(a) "saith he" Rev 1:16
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 2:12-17
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Revelation 2:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 2:12
- Revelation 2:16
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- Revelation 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
- Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
- Revelation 19:15
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
- Revelation 1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
- Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- Revelation 19:21
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
- Revelation 2:1
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1; 1:11
Pergamos.Pergamos, now Bergamo, the ancient metropolis of Mysia, and the residence of the Attalian kings, is situated on the river Caicus, about sixty miles north of Smyrna, in long. 27 degrees E. lat. 39 degrees 11' N. It still retains some measure of its ancient importance; containing a population of 15,000 souls, and having nine or ten mosques, two churches, and one synagogue.
which hath.
16; 1:16; 19:15,21; Isa 11:4; Heb 4:12
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Context
- Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
- Revelation 2:12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
- Revelation 2:13
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Revelation 2:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en PÉRGAMO: El que tiene la espada aguda de dos filos, dice estas cosas: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et à l’ange de l’assemblée qui est à Pergame, écris: Voici ce que dit celui qui a l’épée aiguë à deux tranchants: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und dem Engel der Versammlung in Pergamus schreibe: Dieses sagt, der das scharfe, zweischneidige Schwert hat: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et angelo Pergami ecclesiæ scribe: Hæc dicit qui habet rhomphæam utraque parte acutam: |