Revelation 2:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Revelation 2:6 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 2:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
  2. Psalms 26:5I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
  3. Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
  4. Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
  5. 2 John 1:9Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
  6. Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring