Revelation 2:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but `are' a synagogue of the Adversary.

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  • Rev 3:9 : 9 lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor -- being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
  • Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For he is not a Jew who is `so' outwardly, neither `is' circumcision that which is outward in flesh; 29 but a Jew `is' he who is `so' inwardly, and circumcision `is' of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him? 6 and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
  • Rev 2:2 : 2 I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, 18 I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
  • 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,
  • Luke 6:20 : 20 And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: `Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.
  • Rom 9:6 : 6 And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who `are' of Israel are these Israel;
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;
  • 2 Cor 8:2 : 2 because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;
  • 1 Thess 3:4 : 4 for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known `it';
  • 2 Thess 1:6-7 : 6 since `it is' a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble, 7 and to you who are troubled -- rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,
  • Luke 12:21 : 21 so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
  • Luke 22:65 : 65 and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.
  • John 16:33 : 33 these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,
  • Acts 26:11 : 11 and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining `them' to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting `them' even unto strange cities.
  • Rom 5:3 : 3 And not only `so', but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;
  • Rom 8:35 : 35 Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 `The Spirit of the Lord `is' upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,
  • Rom 2:17 : 17 Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did `it' in unbelief,
  • Rev 7:14 : 14 and I have said to him, `Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, `These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb;

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