Revelation 2:14
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.”
υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
διδαχή
teaching
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διδαχή
Teaching, doctrine, instruction. Didache. They continued steadfastly in the apostles teaching. The first mark of a healthy church is devotion to sound teaching.
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ὀλίγος
a few things
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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ἔχω
I have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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διδάσκω
was teaching
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διδάσκω
To teach, to instruct. Didasko. Go and make disciples teaching them. The Great Commission is not just evangelism. It is ongoing teaching and formation.
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κρατέω
holding
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κρατέω
To hold fast, to keep a grip on. Hold fast to what is good. In a world of shifting values grip tightly to what God says is true and right.
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πορνεύω
to commit sexual immorality.
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πορνεύω
to commit sexual immorality.
to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry
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Ἰσραήλ
of Israel
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Ἰσραήλ
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
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σκάνδαλον
a snare
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σκάνδαλον
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
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εἰδωλόθυτον
idol-sacrifices
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εἰδωλόθυτον
an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering
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φάγω
to eat
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκεῖ
some] there
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ἐκεῖ
there; by extension, thither
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