Revelation 2:16

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 2:16 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
  2. Isaiah 49:2He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.
  3. Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
  4. Ephesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  6. Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  7. Revelation 2:5Therefore, 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.
  8. Revelation 2:12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
  9. Revelation 2:21Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
  10. Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
  11. Revelation 16:9And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
  12. Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
  13. Revelation 19:21And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
  14. Revelation 22:7“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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