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Thy tribulation and thy poverty (σου την θλιψιν κα πτωχειαν). Separate articles of same gender, emphasizing each item. The tribula…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
I know your works. This is the uniform method of introducing these epistles, implying a most intimate acquaintance with all that related t…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I know your works.—Some would omit the word “works;” but the phrase I know your works is admitted to be genuine in five o…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The speaker’s knowledge is threefold: (1) He knows their “afflictions” (GK 2568—a word translated “persecution” in v.10). (2) He knows their “pover…
John Gill
JohnGill
I know your works
Good works, as before in (Revelation 2:2);
and tribulation
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our Lord Jesus is the First, for by him all things were made; he was before all things, with God, and is God himself. He is the Last, for he will b…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson