Revelation 2:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he who overcomes, and keeps my works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὁ νικῶν, καὶ ὁ τηρῶν ἄχρι τέλους τὰ ἔργα μου, δώσω αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν:

Transliteration

And the nikōn, and the tērōn achri telous the erga of-me, dōsō to-him exousian over the ethnōn:

Grammar Details

• *nikōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - conquering
• *tērōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - keeping
• *achri*: preposition with genitive - until
• *telous*: genitive, neuter, singular - of end
• *erga*: accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds
• *dōsō*: future indicative, 1st singular - I will give
• *exousian*: accusative, feminine, singular - authority/power
• *ethnōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of nations/peoples

Word Meanings

• *nikōn*: conquering/overcoming/being victorious
• *tērōn*: keeping/guarding/observing
• *telous*: end/completion/goal
• *erga*: works/deeds/actions
• *exousian*: authority/power/right
• *ethnōn*: nations/peoples/gentiles

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To the one who is victorious and does my works to the end, I will give authority over the nations—

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he that overcometh,{G3528} and{G2532} he that keepeth{G5083} my{G3450} works{G2041} unto{G891} the end,{G5056} to him{G846} will I give{G1325} authority{G1849} over{G1909} the nations:{G1484}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he that overcometh{G3528}{(G5723)}, and{G2532} keepeth{G5083}{(G5723)} my{G3450} works{G2041} unto{G891} the end{G5056}, to him{G846} will I give{G1325}{(G5692)} power{G1849} over{G1909} the nations{G1484}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and whosoever overcometh and kepeth my workes vnto the ende to hym will I geve power over nacios

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and whosoeuer ouercometh and kepeth my workes vnto ye ende, to him wil I geue power ouer nacions,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For he that ouercommeth & keepeth my workes vnto the end, to him will I giue power ouer nations,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whosoeuer ouercommeth, and kepeth my workes vnto the ende, to hym wyll I geue power ouer nations,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, to him I will give rule over the nations,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations–

Referenced Verses

• Rev 3:21 : 21 To him who overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father on his throne.
• Ps 2:8 : 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
• Rev 20:4 : 4 And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
• Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Dan 7:22 : 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
• Dan 7:27 : 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
• Dan 7:18 : 18 But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.
• Rev 2:11 : 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the hidden manna to eat, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.
• Rev 3:5 : 5 He who overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
• Rev 3:12 : 12 He who overcomes, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
• Rev 21:7 : 7 He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
• Rev 22:5 : 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no lamp, nor light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light: and they shall reign forever and ever.
• Ps 49:14 : 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
• Matt 24:13 : 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
• John 6:29 : 29 Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
• Rom 8:37 : 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
• Heb 10:38-39 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
• 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
• 1 John 5:5 : 5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
• Jas 2:20 : 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
• 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
• 1 Cor 6:3-4 : 3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more things that pertain to this life? 4 If then you have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
• 1 Thess 3:5 : 5 For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know about your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.
• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a Son over His own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm until the end.
• John 8:31-32 : 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
• Luke 8:13-15 : 13 They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Luke 22:29-30 : 29 And I appoint to you a kingdom, as my Father has appointed to me; 30 That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his glory, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.