Revelation 2:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.”
καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
ἐκκλησία
churches
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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θάνατος
death,
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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γινώσκω
will know
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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δίδωμι
I will give
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ἔργον
works
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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νεφρός
affections
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νεφρός
a kidney (plural), i.e. (figuratively) the inmost mind
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ἐρευνάω
searching
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ἐρευνάω
to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τέκνον
children
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τέκνον
a child (as produced)
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ἕκαστος
to each
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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