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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/revelation/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/revelation/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet you have this [to your credit], that you hate the works <i>and</i> corrupt teachings of the Nicolaitans [that mislead and delude the people], which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But there is one thing you are doing right. You hate what the Nicolaitans are doing, and so do I. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But you have this in your favor-you hate what the Nicolaitans are doing. I also hate what they're doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But this is what you have in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans do, as much as I do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice--practices I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Yet this you have in your favor: you hate the doings of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But this hast thou, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaites, which I also hate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you have this in your favor: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet this is to your credit: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But this you have in your favour, you hate the works of the Nic-o-la’i-tanes, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But you have this, that you hate the works of the Naqolaytans, those things which I also hate.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But this thou holdest, that thou abhorrest the deeds of the Nicolatans, which I also abhor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but in this thou art right, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Yet this you have in your favor: you hate the doings of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=298" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/2.htm">To the Church in Ephesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: Alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echeis (V-PIA-2S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">you have</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">to your credit:</a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: miseis (V-PIA-2S) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">You hate</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: erga (N-ANP) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">works</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3531.htm" title="3531: Nikolaitōn (N-GMP) -- A Nicolaitan, possibly a follower of Nicolaus (a heretic at Ephesus). From Nikolaos; a Nicolaite, i.e. Adherent of Nicolaus.">Nicolaitans,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ha (RelPro-ANP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/2504.htm" title="2504: kagō (PPro-N1S) -- To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.">I also</a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: misō (V-PIA-1S) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">hate.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Acts 6:5</a></span><br />This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-24.htm">Acts 15:24</a></span><br />It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a></span><br />For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a></span><br />For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">1 John 2:18-19</a></span><br />Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. / They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-26.htm">1 John 2:26</a></span><br />I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-3.htm">1 Timothy 1:3-4</a></span><br />As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines / or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">2 Timothy 3:5</a></span><br />having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a></span><br />I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— / which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. / But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14,15</a></b></br> But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></b></br> And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore <i>is</i> wrath upon thee from before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-5.htm">Psalm 26:5</a></b></br> I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">Credit</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/jude/1-23.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-28.htm">Hatest</a> <a href="/jude/1-23.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-11.htm">Least</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Nicolaitanes</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Nicolaitans</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Nicola'itans</a> <a href="/1_john/3-9.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Credit</a> <a href="/revelation/2-19.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/revelation/2-19.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-6.htm">Hatest</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Least</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Nicolaitanes</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Nicolaitans</a> <a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">Nicola'itans</a> <a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/revelation/2-9.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/2-1.htm">What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the churches of Ephesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/2-8.htm">Smyrna,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/2-12.htm">Pergamos,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/2-18.htm">Thyatira, and what is commended and lacking in them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But you have this to your credit:</b><br>This phrase acknowledges a commendation from Jesus to the church in Ephesus. In the context of Revelation, Jesus addresses the seven churches in Asia Minor, each with specific messages. The commendation here serves as a positive reinforcement amidst the rebuke for having lost their first love (<a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4</a>). It highlights the importance of discernment and standing against false teachings, which is a recurring theme in the New Testament (1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>).<p><b>You hate the works of the Nicolaitans,</b><br>The Nicolaitans are mentioned in <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Revelation 2:6 and 2</a>:15, but little is known about them outside these references. They are believed to be a sect that promoted a form of antinomianism, which is the belief that Christians are released by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law. This aligns with the warnings against false teachings and immoral practices found in other New Testament writings (<a href="/2_peter/2.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a>, <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a>). The church in Ephesus is commended for rejecting these practices, showing their commitment to doctrinal purity and moral integrity.<p><b>which I also hate.</b><br>This phrase underscores the alignment between the church's stance and Jesus' own perspective. It emphasizes the seriousness with which Jesus views false teachings and immoral practices. The use of the word "hate" indicates a strong disapproval, reflecting the biblical principle that God is holy and calls His people to holiness (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>). This alignment with Christ's values is crucial for the church's witness and mission, as seen throughout the New Testament (<a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Philippians 1:27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nicolaitans.htm">Nicolaitans</a></b><br>A group mentioned in the early Christian church, known for practices and teachings that were contrary to apostolic doctrine. Their exact beliefs are not detailed in Scripture, but they are associated with moral laxity and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>The city where the church addressed in <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Revelation 2:6</a> was located. Ephesus was a major center of commerce and pagan worship, which presented challenges for the early Christians living there.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostle_john.htm">Apostle John</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Revelation, who received visions from Jesus Christ while exiled on the island of Patmos.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, who commends the Ephesian church for their stance against the Nicolaitans.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_christian_church.htm">Early Christian Church</a></b><br>The broader context in which this message is delivered, highlighting the struggles and challenges faced by early believers in maintaining doctrinal purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_doctrine.htm">Discernment in Doctrine</a></b><br>The Ephesian church is commended for recognizing and rejecting false teachings. Believers today must exercise discernment to identify and reject teachings that contradict Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_integrity.htm">Moral Integrity</a></b><br>The Nicolaitans are associated with moral compromise. Christians are called to uphold biblical standards of holiness and purity in their personal and communal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_truth.htm">Unity in Truth</a></b><br>While love and unity are important, they should not come at the expense of truth. The church must balance love with a firm commitment to doctrinal truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_approval.htm">Christ's Approval</a></b><br>Jesus commends the Ephesians for their stance, reminding us that seeking Christ's approval should be our ultimate goal, rather than conforming to societal pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_against_false_teachings.htm">Vigilance Against False Teachings</a></b><br>The early church faced many false teachings, and this remains a challenge today. Continuous study of Scripture and reliance on the Holy Spirit are essential for maintaining doctrinal purity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_nicolaitans_in_revelation.htm">Who are the Nicolaitans mentioned in Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_nicolaitans_in_rev_2_15.htm">Revelation 2:15 – Who were the Nicolaitans, and why is there so little concrete information about their identity or influence outside this passage? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_outside_acts_for_these_seven.htm">Acts 6:3 – Is there any historical evidence outside the Book of Acts to confirm the selection of these specific seven men “full of the Spirit and wisdom”? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_nicolaitans_in_rev_2_15.htm">Revelation 2:15 – Who were the Nicolaitans, and why is there so little concrete information about their identity or influence outside this passage? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds</span> (better, <span class= "ital">works</span>) <span class= "bld">of the Nicolaitanes.</span>--The Nicolaitanes were, as has been expressed, the Antinomians of the Asiatic Church. The life and conduct were little thought of, and the faith professed was everything. Some have thought that they were a sect who derived their name, under some colourable pretext, from Nicolas the Proselyte; others hold that the name is purely symbolical, signifying "destroyer of the people," and that it is no more than the Greek form of Balaam. (See Notes on <a href="/context/revelation/2-14.htm" title="But I have a few things against you, because you have there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.">Revelation 2:14-15</a>, below.) The existence of a sect called Nicolaitanes in the second century is attested by Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Clement of Alexandria.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - They are again commended for their good points. But it is possible to hate what Christ hates without loving what he loves. It is possible to hate false doctrine and lawlessness, and yet be formal and dead one's self. Who the <span class="cmt_word">Nicolaitans</span> were we cannot now determine with certainty. The name Nicolaus may be intended as a Greek equivalent of Balaam, but this is by no means certain. Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria write as if the sect of Nicolaitans existed in their day. A common belief was that their founder was Nicolaus of Antioch, one of the seven deacons. Irenaeus (1:26), followed by Hippolytus ('Refut.,' 7:24), supports this view; Ignatius ('Trall.,' 9) and the Apostolic Constitutions (6:8), are against it. The Nicolaitans may have claimed him as their founder, or similarity of name may have caused confusion with a different person. The doctrine of the Nicolaitans, and that of Balaam (ver. 14), and that of the woman Jezebel (ver. 20), seem to have this much in common - a contention that the freedom of the Christian placed him above the moral Law. Neither idolatry nor sensuality could harm those who had been made free by Christ. The moral enactments of the Law had been abrogated by the gospel, no less than the ceremonial. The special mention of "the pollutions of idols" and "fornication," in the decrees of the Council of Jerusalem (<a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20, 29</a>), seems to show that this pernicious doctrine was already in existence in A.D. . In <a href="/2_peter/2.htm">2 Peter 2</a> and <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7-13</a> a similar evil is denounced. It appears in other heretical sects, especially those of Gnostic origin, <span class="accented">e.g.</span> Cerinthians, Cainites, Carpocratians. In this way we may explain the statement of Eusebius ('Hist. Eccl.,' 3:29), that the Nieelaitan heresy lasted only for a short time; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> its religious libertinism did not die out, but passed over into other sects. Note that it is "the <span class="accented">works</span> of the Nicolaitans," not the men themselves, that Christ hates. He loves the sinner, while he hates the sin. "It would have been well with the Church had this always been remembered" (Alford). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(Alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχεις</span> <span class="translit">(echeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[to your credit]:</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You hate</span><br /><span class="grk">μισεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(miseis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">works</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔργα</span> <span class="translit">(erga)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nicolaitans,</span><br /><span class="grk">Νικολαϊτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(Nikolaitōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3531.htm">Strong's 3531: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Nicolaitan, possibly a follower of Nicolaus (a heretic at Ephesus). From Nikolaos; a Nicolaite, i.e. Adherent of Nicolaus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="grk">ἃ</span> <span class="translit">(ha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I also</span><br /><span class="grk">κἀγὼ</span> <span class="translit">(kagō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2504.htm">Strong's 2504: </a> </span><span class="str2">To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hate.</span><br /><span class="grk">μισῶ</span> <span class="translit">(misō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. 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