Revelation 2:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till {G302} I come.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Rev 3:11 : 11 {G2400} I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
Rev 22:7 : 7 And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: {G3483} come, Lord Jesus.
John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
John 21:22-23 : 22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee? Follow thou me. 23 This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said {G3754} not unto him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee?
Rev 1:7 : 7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come {G1909} {G4571} as a thief, and thou shalt not {G3361} know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Wherefore judge {G5100} nothing before {G302} the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
1 Cor 11:26 : 26 For as often as ye eat {G302} this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till {G302} he come.
1 Thess 5:21 : 21 prove all things; hold fast that which is good;
Heb 3:6 : 6 but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
Heb 4:14 : 14 Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Heb 10:23 : 23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:
2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; {G1722} {G3571} in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein {G846} shall be burned up.
Acts 11:28 : 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of {G2541} Claudius.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Rev 3:10-11
2 verses
82%
10Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that [hour] which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11{G2400} I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
Rev 2:24
78%
24But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who know not the deep things of Satan, as they are wont to say; I cast upon you none other burden.
Rev 3:2-3
2 verses
75%
2Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.
3Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come {G1909} {G4571} as a thief, and thou shalt not {G3361} know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev 2:26
75%
26And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:
Rev 2:15-20
6 verses
73%
15So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner.
16Repent therefore; or else {G1161} I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but {G3361} he that receiveth it.
18And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass:
19I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.
20But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
Rev 2:1-8
8 verses
73%
1To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:
2I know thy works, and thy toil and {G4675} patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false;
3and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name's sake, and hast not grown weary.
4But I have [this] against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.
5Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, {G5035} and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.
6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the {G3319} Paradise of God.
8And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived [again]:
2 Tim 1:13-14
2 verses
72%
13Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14That good thing which was committed unto [thee] guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.
2 Thess 2:15
72%
15So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
2 John 1:8
70%
8Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
Rev 2:29
70%
29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Rev 22:7
70%
7And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
Rev 2:10-12
3 verses
70%
10Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
12and to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:
Rev 22:20
70%
20He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: {G3483} come, Lord Jesus.
2 Tim 4:9
70%
9Give diligence to come shortly unto me:
Rev 16:15
69%
15(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
Heb 10:37
69%
37For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.
2 Thess 2:6
69%
6And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
Rev 22:12
69%
12{G2532} Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.
1 Tim 4:13
69%
13Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
1 Thess 5:21
69%
21prove all things; hold fast that which is good;
1 John 2:24
69%
24As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.
Rev 3:22
68%
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Rev 3:8
68%
8I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), {G846} that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.
1 Cor 1:7
68%
7so that ye come behind in no {G3367} gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Rev 3:19-20
2 verses
68%
19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Jas 5:8
68%
8Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
2 Tim 3:14
68%
14But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.
1 Tim 3:14
68%
14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
Rev 3:6
67%
6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
2 Pet 1:12
67%
12Wherefore I shall be {G3756} ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with [you].
Rev 1:19
67%
19Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass {G3326} hereafter;
2 Thess 2:1
67%
1Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;