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Look,ἰδοὺI am throwingβάλλωherαὐτὴνontoεἰςa bed,κλίνηνandκαὶthose who commit adulteryτοὺς μοιχεύονταςwithμετ’herαὐτῆςintoεἰςgreatμεγάληνaffliction,θλῖψινunlessἐὰν μὴthey change their mindsμετανοήσωσινfromἐκherαὐτῆςworks.τῶν ἔργων
Revelation 2:22
Study it in the app“Look, I am throwing her onto a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great affliction, unless they change their minds from her works.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 2:22, word by word
- I am throwingβάλλωballō
lie ill
To be laid up ill in bed.
Where else “ballō” appears- a bedκλίνηνklinēn
bed, mat
Bed, couch; a stretcher.
Where else “klinēn” appears- those who commit adulteryμοιχεύονταςmoicheuontas
commit adultery
Commit adultery.
Where else “moicheuontas” appears- greatμεγάληνmegalēn
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēn” appears- afflictionθλῖψινthlipsin
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsin” appears- they change their mindsμετανοήσωσινmetanoēsōsin
change one's mind
Change one's mind: turn around one's way of thinking, and with it one's way of living, to return to God. It is usually translated "repent".
Where else “metanoēsōsin” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears
Translation note
“Bed”: it can be understood as a sickbed, in contrast with the bed of her immorality.
The context
21And I gave her time to change her mind, and she does not want to change her mind from her sexual immorality.
22 · This verse (above)
23And her children I will kill with death; and all the assemblies will know that I am the one who searches kidneys and hearts, and I will give to you, to each one, according to your works.