Passage Research
Revelation 2 — Sermon Preparation
Letters to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira address their faithfulness, failures, and the promises given to those who conquer. Below is a research summary for Revelation 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 621 / 193
- Greek words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Revelation 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐκκλησία | ekklēsía | G1577 | 9 | assembly, church |
| ἔργον | érgon | G2041 | 8 | deed, doing, labour, work |
| μετανοέω | metanoéō | G3340 | 5 | repent |
| κρατέω | kratéō | G2902 | 5 | hold, keep, lay hand on, obtain |
| νικάω | nikáō | G3528 | 4 | conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory |
| Σατανᾶς | Satanâs | G4567 | 4 | Satan |
| οὖς | oûs | G3775 | 4 | ear |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a flame of fire, observe them committing or allowing what is evil, he will rebuke, correct, or punish them. Here is praise of the ministry and people of Thyatira, by One who knew the principles from which they acted. They grew wiser and better. All Christians should earnestly desire that their last works may be their best works. Yet this church connived at some wicked seducers. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Revelation 2:18–29 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ephesus— Rev 2:1
- Pergamum— Rev 2:12
- Thyatira— Rev 2:18
- Smyrna— Rev 2:8
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