Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Parallel translations
- WEB Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
- BSB Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
- NKJV Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
- NASB Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
- NLT This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.
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Quick answer
This is the ground for the saints' endurance: keeping God's commandments and faith in Jesus. The certainty of judgment fuels perseverance.
Overview
Set between warnings of wrath and the blessing on the faithful dead, this verse defines true saints by obedience to God and faith in Jesus. The reality of coming judgment motivates patient endurance under persecution rather than compromise with the beast. Faith in Jesus and faithful obedience belong together as the marks of those who overcome.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rev 13:10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
- Rev 12:17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- Rev 3:10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
- Rev 3:8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
- 2 Tim 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
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