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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/revelation/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And I have given her time that she might repent, and she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I gave her time to repent; and she does not want to repent of her immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I gave her time to repent, and she does not wish to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent [to change her inner self and her sinful way of thinking], but she has no desire to repent of her immorality <i>and</i> refuses to do so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I gave her a chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I gave her time to turn to me and change the way she thinks and acts, but she refuses to turn away from her sexual sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have given her time to repent of her sins, but she does not want to turn from her immorality. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she refused to repent of her immorality. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have given her time to repent, but she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I gave her time to repent of her lewdness, and she repented not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />I have given her time to repent, but she is determined not to repent of her fornication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I gave to her a time that she might convert from her whoredom, and she did not convert;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And I have given her time that she might repent, and she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave her time that she might repent of her fornication; and she repented not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I gave her a time that she might do penance, and she will not repent of her fornication. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I gave her a time, so that she might do penance, but she is not willing to repent from her fornication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have given her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her harlotry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her fornication.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I gave her time to repent, but she did not repent from her fornication.<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 />“And I gave her time for repentance, and she did not choose to turn from her fornication.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And I have given her time to repent; and she will not repent of her lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And I gave her time that she might repent, and she does not wish to repent of her fornication.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And I gave her a space that she should repent of her whoredom, and she hath not repented.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />I gave her space to repent of her fornication, but she repented not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />I have given her time to repent, but she is determined not to repent of her fornication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And I gave her time, that she might repent; and she is not willing to repent of her fornication.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And I gave her time to repent of her fornication, and she repented not.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/2-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=503" 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 Thyatira</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Even though</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edōka (V-AIA-1S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">I have given</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autē (PPro-DF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/5550.htm" title="5550: chronon (N-AMS) -- A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay.">time</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3340.htm" title="3340: metanoēsē (V-ASA-3S) -- From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.">repent</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4202.htm" title="4202: porneias (N-GFS) -- Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.">immorality,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelei (V-PIA-3S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">she is unwilling.</a> <a href="/greek/3340.htm" title="3340: metanoēsai (V-ANA) -- From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">22</span>Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.…<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="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Jeremiah 8:4-6</a></span><br />So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return? / Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. / I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a></span><br />Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-4.htm">1 Timothy 2:4</a></span><br />who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-26</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.</p><p class="hdg">space.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20,21</a></b></br> And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Jeremiah 8:4-6</a></b></br> Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4,5</a></b></br> Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/2-16.htm">Change</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/revelation/2-16.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/3_john/1-9.htm">Refuses</a> <a href="/revelation/2-16.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Space</a> <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jude/1-23.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/3_john/1-13.htm">Unwilling</a> <a href="/3_john/1-13.htm">Want</a> <a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/james/3-4.htm">Willeth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Change</a> <a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/revelation/9-21.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/revelation/2-23.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/revelation/9-21.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/revelation/9-21.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/revelation/2-23.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/exodus/7-14.htm">Refuses</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/revelation/9-21.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/revelation/8-1.htm">Space</a> <a href="/revelation/6-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/genesis/24-5.htm">Unwilling</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Want</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Willeth</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/revelation/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Even though</b><br />This phrase introduces a contrast, indicating that despite certain actions or circumstances, a different outcome or response is expected. In the context of Revelation, it highlights God's patience and grace. The Greek word used here, "καί" (kai), often serves as a conjunction meaning "and" or "also," but in this context, it underscores the unexpected nature of the response to God's grace. It reminds us of God's enduring patience and the opportunity He provides for repentance, even when it seems undeserved.<p><b>I have given her</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the personal involvement and authority of Christ in the situation. The Greek verb "δίδωμι" (didōmi) means "to give" or "to grant," indicating a deliberate and generous act. It reflects God's sovereign will and His active role in offering opportunities for repentance. This underscores the divine initiative in the process of redemption, where God extends His hand to humanity, inviting them to turn back to Him.<p><b>time</b><br />The Greek word "χρόνος" (chronos) refers to a period or duration of time. In this context, it signifies a specific period granted by God for repentance. This reflects God's longsuffering nature, as He provides ample opportunity for change and transformation. Historically, this can be seen as a period of grace, where God withholds immediate judgment to allow for repentance, demonstrating His desire for all to come to salvation.<p><b>to repent</b><br />The term "μετανοέω" (metanoeō) in Greek means "to change one's mind" or "to turn around." It involves a complete transformation of heart and mind, leading to a change in behavior. Repentance is a central theme in Christian theology, emphasizing the need for individuals to acknowledge their sins, seek forgiveness, and turn towards God. This call to repentance is a recurring message throughout Scripture, highlighting its importance in the believer's life.<p><b>of her immorality</b><br />The Greek word "πορνεία" (porneia) is translated as "immorality" and refers to sexual immorality or unfaithfulness. In the historical and cultural context of the early church, this term often encompassed a range of illicit sexual behaviors that were contrary to God's design for human relationships. The use of this term in Revelation underscores the seriousness of the sin and the need for repentance. It serves as a warning against compromising with the moral standards of the surrounding culture.<p><b>she is unwilling</b><br />This phrase highlights the resistance and stubbornness of the individual or group in question. The Greek word "θέλω" (thelō) means "to will" or "to desire," indicating a deliberate choice or inclination. The unwillingness to repent, despite the opportunity given, reflects a hardened heart and a rejection of God's grace. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of persistent disobedience and the importance of a responsive heart to God's call.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">And I gave her space.</span>--Read, <span class= "ital">And I gave her time to repent, and she will not</span> (or, <span class= "ital">is not willing to</span>)<span class= "ital"> repent of her fornication, </span>or, <span class= "ital">to repent out of</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>so as to forsake her fornication. Here, as before, we are reminded that true repentance is a repentance whereby we forsake sin. (Comp. <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm" title="Remember therefore from where you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of his place, except you repent.">Revelation 2:5</a>; <a href="/revelation/3-2.htm" title="Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your works perfect before God.">Revelation 3:2</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - Here again the Revised Version must be preferred; the Authorized Version follows a corrupt Greek text. With the construction, "I <span class="accented">gave</span> her time <span class="accented">that</span> (<span class="greek">ἵνα</span>) she should repent," comp. <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3</a>; <a href="/revelation/9-5.htm">Revelation 9:5</a>; <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Revelation 12:14</a>; <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a>; <a href="/john/17-4.htm">John 17:4</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a>; <a href="/1_john/5-20.htm">1 John 5:20</a>. With "willeth not to <span class="accented">repent,"</span> comp. <a href="/john/6-21.htm">John 6:21, 67</a>; <a href="/john/7-17.htm">John 7:17</a>; <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a>. Jezebel "despised the riches of Christ's forbearance and long suffering, not believing that his goodness led her to repentance" (<a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a>). The whole passage should be compared with this (see also <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:11-13</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">2 Peter 3:3, 4, 9</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/2-21.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">Even [though]</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have given</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔδωκα</span> <span class="translit">(edōka)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῇ</span> <span class="translit">(autē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time</span><br /><span class="grk">χρόνον</span> <span class="translit">(chronon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5550.htm">Strong's 5550: </a> </span><span class="str2">A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">repent</span><br /><span class="grk">μετανοήσῃ</span> <span class="translit">(metanoēsē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3340.htm">Strong's 3340: </a> </span><span class="str2">From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῆς</span> <span class="translit">(autēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">immorality,</span><br /><span class="grk">πορνείας</span> <span class="translit">(porneias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4202.htm">Strong's 4202: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she is unwilling.</span><br /><span class="grk">θέλει</span> <span class="translit">(thelei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/revelation/2-21.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 2:21 I gave her time to repent (Rev. 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