11 [a]Let him that hath an ear hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt [b]of the second death.

12 [c]And to the Angel of the Church, which is at [d]Pergamos write, Thus saith he which hath that sharp sword with two edges.

13 [e]I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s throne is, and thou keepest my Name, and hast not denied my faith, even in [f]those days when Antipas my faithful martyr was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:11 The conclusions as verse 7.
  2. Revelation 2:11 See Rev. 20:6.
  3. Revelation 2:12 The third place is unto the Pastors of Pergamos. The Exordium is taken out of verse 16 of the first Chapter.
  4. Revelation 2:12 Pergamos was the name of a famous city in old time in Asia, where the Kings of the Attalians were always resident.
  5. Revelation 2:13 The proposition of praise is in this verse, of reprehension in the two following, and of exhortation joined with a conditional threat, verse 16. Now this Antipas was the Angel or minister of the Church of Pergamos, as Aretas writeth.
  6. Revelation 2:13 The faith of them of Pergamos is so much the more highly commended because they remained constant even in the very heat of persecution.

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(B)

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(C) write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(D) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(E) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(F) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(G)

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