Revelation 2:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.”
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“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 2:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 3:16Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
- Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Revelation 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- Revelation 2:16Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
- Revelation 19:21And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).