Revelation 2:16

George Lamsa Translation

Repent; or else I will come to you very soon, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly

King James Version (1611)
Repent, or else I will come vnto thee quickly, and wil fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

King James Version
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

English Standard Version
Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.

New American Standard Bible
'Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

New Century Version
So change your hearts and lives. If you do not, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

THE MESSAGE
"Enough! Don't give in to them; I'll be with you soon. I'm fed up and about to cut them to pieces with my sword-sharp words.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Berean Standard Bible
Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Contemporary English Version
Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword.

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore, turn from these sins. Otherwise, I will come to you very soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Darby Translation
Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.

Easy-to-Read Version
So change your hearts! If you don't change, I will come to you quickly and fight against these people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Repent thy selfe, or els I will come vnto thee shortly, and will fight against them with the sworde of my mouth.

Good News Translation
Now turn from your sins! If you don't, I will come to you soon and fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

Lexham English Bible
Therefore repent! But if you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword from my mouth.

Literal Translation
Repent! But if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will make war with them by the sword of My mouth.

Amplified Bible
'Therefore repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God's will]; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war and fight against them with the sword of My mouth [in judgment].

American Standard Version
Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Bible in Basic English
See, then, that you have a change of heart; or I will come to you quickly, and will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Hebrew Names Version
Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

International Standard Version
So repent. If you don't, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.Isaiah 11:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 1:16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
in like (manner), repent; and if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Murdock Translation
Or if not, I will come to thee quickly, and I will war upon them with the sword of my mouth.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Repent, or els I wyll come vnto thee shortly, and wyll fyght agaynst them with the sworde of my mouth.

English Revised Version
Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

World English Bible
Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Repent therefore; if not, I come to thee, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Weymouth's New Testament
Repent, at once; or else I will come to you quickly, and will make war upon them with the sword which is in My mouth.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also do thou penaunce; `yif ony thing lesse, Y schal come soone to thee, and Y schal fiyte with hem with the swerd of my mouth.

Update Bible Version
Repent therefore; or else I come to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
Repent; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

New English Translation
Therefore, repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people with the sword of my mouth.

New King James Version
Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

New Living Translation
Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

New Life Bible
Be sorry for your sins and turn from them. If you do not, I will come to you right away. I will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

New Revised Standard
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Repent, therefore, otherwise, I come unto thee speedily, - and will fight against them, with the sword of my mouth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In like manner do penance. If not, I will come to thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Revised Standard Version
Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But be converted or elles I will come vnto the shortly and will fyght agaynste the with thes wearde of my mouth

Young's Literal Translation
`Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But be couerted, or elles I wil come vnto the shortly, and wil fight agaynste the with the swearde of my mouth.

Mace New Testament (1729)
repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Quit keeping your mouth shut. I've about had enough of them. If they don't stop it, I will put them to the sword of my word.

Contextual Overview

¹² And to the angel of the church in Per''gamos write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword; ¹³ I know your works and where you dwell even where Satan''s seat is: And you uphold my name, and you did not deny my faith, even in those days when that witness of mine appeared, that faithful one of mine who was slain among you, where Satan dwells. ¹⁴ But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit adultery. ¹⁵ And also you have those among you who hold to the teaching of the Nic-o-la''i-tanes. ¹⁶ Repent; or else I will come to you very soon, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. ¹⁷ He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches; To him who overcomes, I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no man knows except he who receives it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Repent: Revelation 2:5, Revelation 2:21, Revelation 2:22, Revelation 3:19, Revelation 16:9, Acts 17:30, Acts 17:31

else: Revelation 2:5

will fight: Revelation 2:12, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 19:15, Revelation 19:21, Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 49:2, Ephesians 6:17, 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Reciprocal: Job 4:9 - by the breath of his nostrils Isaiah 27:1 - with his Isaiah 30:28 - his breath Ezekiel 18:30 - Repent Hosea 6:5 - I have John 8:7 - and said Hebrews 4:12 - sharper

Cross-References

Genesis 2:1
THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Genesis 2:2
And on the sixth day God, finished his works which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his works which he had made.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, The LORD is not as well pleased with burnt offerings and sacrifices as with one who obeys his voice. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifices, and to hearken, than the fat of rams.

1 Timothy 4:4
For all things created by God are good, nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

1 Timothy 6:17
Charge those who are rich in this world, that they be not proud, nor trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God who gives us all things so abundantly for our comfort;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Repent,.... This is said to those who were truly godly in those times, but still retained their communion with these corrupt men, and had not, as yet, separated from then; nor had they protested against these evil doctrines and practices, at least but very coldly, and had too much connived at them; and therefore are called upon to repent of their lukewarmness, negligence, and sinful compliances:

or else I will come unto thee quickly: in a providential way, to rebuke and chastise for such remissness, indifference, and evil communication:

and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth; of this sword, :-. And it is observable, that Christ does not say, "I will fight against thee"; the true members of his mystical body, though lax and supine, for Christ does not fight against his people, but for them; but he says, "and will fight against them"; the Balaamites and Nicolaitans, for their idolatry and uncleanness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Repent - See Revelation 2:5.

Or else I will come unto thee quickly - On the word “quickly,” see the notes on Revelation 1:1. The meaning here is, that he would come against them in judgment, or to punish them.

And will fight against them - Against the Nicolaitanes. He would come against the church for tolerating them, but his opposition would be principally directed against the Nicolaitanes themselves. The church would excite his displeasure by retaining them in its bosom, but it was in its power to save them from destruction. If the church would repent, or if it would separate itself from the evil, then the Saviour would not come against them. If this were not done, they would feel the vengeance of his sword, and be subjected to punishment. The church always suffers when it has offenders in its bosom; it has the power of saving them if it will repent of its own unfaithfulness, and will strive for their conversion.

With the sword of my mouth - notes on Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12. That is, he would give the order, and they would be cut as if by a sword. Precisely in what way it would be done he does not say; but it might be by persecution, or by heavy judgments. To see the force of this, we are to remember the power which Christ has to punish the wicked by a word of his mouth. By a word in the last day he will turn all the wicked into hell.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 2:16. Will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. — Revelation 2:12; Revelation 2:12. He now speaks for their edification and salvation; but if they do not repent, he will shortly declare those judgments which shall unavoidably fall upon them.