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Nevertheless that which you have, hold firmly until I come.
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Cling to the Truth You Have
Christ's command to the faithful in Thyatira is to "hold fast" to what they already possess. Commentators identify this as the truth of the Gospel, sound doctrine, and the spiritual insight that allowed them to resist false teaching. It's an encouragement to persevere in the faith they have received, especially when surrounded by deception.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But that which you have, etc. All that there is of truth and purity remaining among you, retain faithfully. See Revelation 3:11.
Howbeit (πλην). Common after ουκ αλλο as a preposition with the ablative (), but here a conjunction as in Php 1:18.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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