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teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />So likewise you also have <i>some</i> holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Thus you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You also have some who in the same way are holding to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now some of you are following the teaching of the Nicolaitans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You also have some who follow what the Nicolaitans teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the same way you have people among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, there are also some among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans likewise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So even you have some that cling in the same way to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So also you likewise have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />so have you, even you, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans—which thing I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />So likewise you also have <i>some</i> holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />So also hast thou them holding the teaching of the Nicolaitanes, which I hate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you also have those who hold to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, you also have some people who hold to the teaching of [the] Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And also you have those among you who hold to the teaching of the Nic-o-la’i-tanes.<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 />“So you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Naqolaytans, likewise.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />So, also, you have those who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitanes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>So you also have those in a similar manner holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Thou hast also some who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I abhor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />you have likewise those that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So even you have some that cling in the same way to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>So you have also those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans, in like manner.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>So thou hast also them that hold the <Fr><i>like</i><FR> doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/2-15.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=424" 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 Pergamum</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows)."></a> <a href="/greek/3668.htm" title="3668: homoiōs (Adv) -- In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.">In the same way,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sy (PPro-N2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">some of you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</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."></a> <a href="/greek/2902.htm" title="2902: kratountas (V-PPA-AMP) -- From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain.">hold</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/1322.htm" title="1322: didachēn (N-AFS) -- Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.">teaching</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> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.…<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="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a></span><br />While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, / who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. / So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15</a></span><br />They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></span><br />Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">1 Corinthians 10:8</a></span><br />We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-16</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<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_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<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="/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_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Deuteronomy 12:30-31</a></span><br />be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28-29</a></span><br />They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. / So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a></span><br />And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So have you also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.</p><p class="hdg">the doctrine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Revelation 2:6</a></b></br> But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm">Cling</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/revelation/2-1.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/jude/1-8.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/jude/1-8.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Nicolaitanes</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Nicolaitans</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Nicola'itans</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/2-25.htm">Cling</a> <a href="/revelation/2-24.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/revelation/2-24.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/revelation/3-11.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/genesis/32-19.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Nicolaitanes</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Nicolaitans</a> <a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Nicola'itans</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/revelation/3-5.htm">Way</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>In the same way,</b><br>This phrase indicates a comparison or similarity to a previous statement. In the context of <a href="/revelation/2.htm">Revelation 2</a>, Jesus is addressing the church in Pergamum, where He has just mentioned the issue of Balaam's teaching. The "same way" suggests that the problem with the Nicolaitans is akin to the issue with Balaam, which involved leading people into sin.<p><b>some of you also hold</b><br>This indicates that not all members of the church in Pergamum are guilty, but a significant number are. The use of "hold" suggests a firm adherence or commitment to certain beliefs or practices, implying that these individuals are not merely influenced by the Nicolaitans but are actively embracing their teachings.<p><b>to the teaching 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 of these references. They are believed to have promoted a form of antinomianism, which is the belief that Christians are not bound by traditional moral laws. This teaching likely led to moral and spiritual compromise, similar to the issues with Balaam. The Nicolaitans' practices may have included idolatry and sexual immorality, which were common temptations in the Greco-Roman world. Theologically, this teaching is contrary to the call for holiness and separation from sin found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>. The Nicolaitans' influence represents a threat to the purity and faithfulness of the church, which is a recurring theme in the letters to the seven churches in Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nicolaitans.htm">Nicolaitans</a></b><br>A sect mentioned in the Book of Revelation, known for their heretical teachings and practices that were contrary to the teachings of Christ. The Nicolaitans are believed to have promoted a form of antinomianism, which is the belief that Christians are released by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pergamum.htm">Pergamum</a></b><br>The city where the church addressed in this passage is located. Pergamum was a center of pagan worship and had a strong cultural influence, which may have contributed to the spread of false teachings like those of the Nicolaitans.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Revelation, who received visions from Jesus Christ and wrote them down to instruct and warn the early churches.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_christian_church.htm">Early Christian Church</a></b><br>The community of believers in the first century who were navigating the challenges of maintaining doctrinal purity amidst external pressures and internal heresies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The one who speaks to the churches in Revelation, offering both commendation and correction to guide them in truth and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_false_teachings.htm">Guard Against False Teachings</a></b><br>Believers must be vigilant in discerning truth from error, ensuring that their beliefs align with Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>The church at Pergamum is warned against tolerating false teachings, highlighting the importance of maintaining doctrinal purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_church_leadership.htm">The Role of Church Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are responsible for protecting the flock from heretical influences and ensuring sound teaching.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Jesus calls the church to repent from tolerating false teachings, reminding us of the importance of turning back to God when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_accountability.htm">The Importance of Community Accountability</a></b><br>The church must hold each other accountable to uphold the truth of the Gospel and resist cultural pressures.<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_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/who_are_the_nicolaitans_in_revelation.htm">Who are the Nicolaitans mentioned in Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_fully_live_christ's_teachings.htm">How can we live fully in Christ's teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_non-christians_live_better.htm">If Jesus is the only way, why do some non-Christians live morally superior lives to some Christians?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>thou, as well as those of old, hast such teachers. There is little doubt that this is the connection between the verses, but opinions are divided whether we are on this account to identify the Balaamites with the Nicolaitanes, and to suppose that both names point to the same sect. The simplest meaning of the passage seems to be that the temptation to which the Israelites were exposed, is used to illustrate the temptations of the Pergamene Church, through the teaching of the Nicolaitanes. Both temptations lead in the same Antinomian direction. Such a tendency was early seen (comp. <a href="/romans/6-4.htm" title="Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.">Romans 6:4</a>; <a href="/galatians/5-13.htm" title="For, brothers, you have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.">Galatians 5:13</a>; <a href="/jude/1-4.htm" title="For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.">Jude 1:4</a>), and is not extinct now. "Is there not," writes Dr. Vaughan, "a vague, unavowed, unrealised idea that the Atonement has made sin less fatal, that even sin indulged and persisted in, may yet not work death?" To such and all who countenance them the warning is, "Repent; but if not, I am coming for thee, and will war with thee (note the change of person and number) with (literally, <span class= "ital">in</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>armed with) the sword of My mouth."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So hast thou also some that hold</span>. As in vers. 13 and 14 "hold" is <span class="greek">κρατεῖν</span> with the accusative (see notes on ver. 13). What does "also" mean? Probably, "As Israel had Balak to seduce them, and Balak had Balaam, so hast thou," etc.). Others take it, "As the Church at Ephesus has Nicolaitans, so hast thou." The reading of the Authorized Version, "which thing I hate," must certainly yield to that of the Revised Version, "in like manner," which is supported by all the best manuscripts and versions. In the Greek there is much similarity between the two readings, <span class="greek">ΟΜΙΣΩ</span> and <span class="greek">ΟΜΟΙΩΣ</span>. "In like manner" refers to the similarity between those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, and those who hold the doctrine of Balaam. It confirms the view that two sects are meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/2-15.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">In the same way,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁμοίως</span> <span class="translit">(homoiōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3668.htm">Strong's 3668: </a> </span><span class="str2">In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[some of] you</span><br /><span class="grk">σὺ</span> <span class="translit">(sy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</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">hold</span><br /><span class="grk">κρατοῦντας</span> <span class="translit">(kratountas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2902.htm">Strong's 2902: </a> </span><span class="str2">From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<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">teaching</span><br /><span class="grk">διδαχὴν</span> <span class="translit">(didachēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> </span><span class="str2">Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/revelation/2-15.htm">Revelation 2:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/revelation/2-15.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 2:15 So you also have some who hold (Rev. 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