13I 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.
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I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty,(but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. …
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. …
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)Here also we are to consider, I. The inscription of this message. 1. To whom it was sent: To the angel of the church of Pergamos . Whether this was a city raised up out of the ruins of old Troy, a Troy nouveau (as our London was once called), or some other city of the same name, is neither certain nor material; it was a place where Christ had called and constituted a gospel church, by the preachin…
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