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But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
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Hating Evil is a Virtue
After rebuking the Ephesians, Jesus commends them for hating the works of the Nicolaitans. Commentators highlight that this is a crucial Christian virtue. True faith involves not only loving what is good but also having a righteous zeal against sin and false teaching. As one scholar notes, indifference to evil is not true charity and is displeasing to Christ. Importantly, this hatred is directed at the sinful deeds, not the people themselves.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But this thou hast. This you have that I approve of, or that I can commend.
That thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes…
That thou hatest (οτ μισεις). Accusative object clause in apposition with τουτο (this). Trench tells of the words used in ancient …
19th Century
Anglican
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds (better, works) of the Nicolaitanes. Th…
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Christ adds a further commendation concerning the Ephesians’ hatred of the practices of the Nicolaitans (cf. 2:15)—a hatred directed at the practic…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans Though these Christians…
These churches were in such different states regarding purity of doctrine and the power of godliness that the words of Christ to them will always s…
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