Revelation 2:26
in Revelation 2And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
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ASV
And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:
KJV
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
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This verse in Revelation 2
Commentary
15 notes on this verseA commentator
Victorinus of PettauCommentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John · Written before 304.
"But that which ye have, hold fast until I come; and he that overcometh, to him will I give power over all peoples." That is, him I will appoint as judge among the rest of the saints.
This site's exposition
authority over the nations
on Revelation 2:26-29
The overcomer receives authority over the nations and will rule them with an iron scepter, words of Psalm 2:9, with the reign of 20:4 ahead. The gift of the morning star points to 22:16, where Jesus takes that title for Himself.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
And to the one who overcomes the evil one, I will give authority over the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. This …
For avoiding it, remedies cannot be lacking; since, even if they be lacking, there remains that one by which you will be made a happier magistrate, not in the earth, but in the heavens.
God promises that he will give to him power over the nations and kingdoms, so that he might reign over them with an iron rod and destroy them as though they were a clay pot. He refers to the apostate angels who abandoned their own …
The church has this power in Christ. Whoever holds fast to his body will be co-heir with the Lord and will have whatever the Son of man received, for "he has given us all things with him."
The Medieval Church1 voice
"To him who does my works," the Lord says, "I will give authority over five or ten cities," as he said in the Gospel. Or, this passage refers to the judgment of the unfaithful, through which the deceived will be crushed, as though beaten with …
8 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church2 voices
And he that shall overcome, and keep my works unto the end, I will give him power over the nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and as the vessel of a potter they shall be broken, as I also have …
To him who overcomes falsehoods and keeps my commands, etc. The Church has this power in Christ, as the body in the head. In whom, according to the Apostle, God has given us all things (Rom. VIII).
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
By works - Those which I have commanded. To him will I give power over the nations - That is, I will give him to share with me in that glorious victory which the Father hath promised me over all the nations who as yet resist me, Psalm ii, 8, 9.
(2.) Knowledge and wisdom, suitable to such power and dominion: I will give him the morning-star. Christ is the morning-star. He brings day with him into the soul, the light of grace and of glory; and he will give his people that perfection of light and wisdom which is requisite to the state of dignity and dominion that they shall have in the morning of the resurrection.
And he that overcometh,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The image is perhaps from the race, wherein it is not enough to enter the lists, but the runner must persevere to the end. give power--Greek, "authority." over the nations--at Christ's coming the saints shall possess the kingdom "under the whole heaven"; therefore over this earth; compare Lu 19:17, "have thou authority [the same word as here] over ten cities."
Power over the nations - Every witness of Christ has power to confute and confound all the false doctrines and maxims of the nations of the world, for Christianity shall at last rule over all; the kingdom of Christ will come, and the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God and of his Christ.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he that overcometh - notes on Rev 2:7. And keepeth my works unto the end - The works that I command and that I require, to the end of his life. Compare Joh 13:1. To him will I give power over the nations - The evident meaning of what is said here, and in the next verse, is, that in accordance with the uniform promise made to the redeemed in the New Testament, they would partake of the final triumph anal glory of the Saviour, and be associated with him. It is not said that they would have exclusive power over the nations, or that they would hold offices of trust under him during a personal reign on the earth; but the meaning is, that they would be associated with him in his future glory. Compare the Rom 8:17 note; 1Co 6:2-3 notes.
The words behind it
17 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| νικῶν | nikon | overcoming | G3528 → | 28 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τηρῶν | teron | is keeping | G5083 → | 70 times |
| ἄχρι | achri | until | G891 → | 48 times |
| τέλους | telous | [the] end | G5056 → | 40 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἔργα | erga | works | G2041 → | 168 times |
| μου, | mou | of Mine, | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| δώσω | doso | I will give | G1325 → | 412 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | to him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐξουσίαν | exousian | authority | G1849 → | 102 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | over | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐθνῶν· | ethnon | nations; | G1484 → | 161 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁthe [one]
hoG3588 →19766 times
νικῶνovercoming
nikonG3528 →28 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁwho
hoG3588 →19766 times
τηρῶνis keeping
teronG5083 →70 times
ἄχριuntil
achriG891 →48 times
τέλους[the] end
telousG5056 →40 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
ἔργαworks
ergaG2041 →168 times
μου,of Mine,
mouG3165 →1936 times
δώσωI will give
dosoG1325 →412 times
αὐτῷto him
autoG846 →5565 times
ἐξουσίανauthority
exousianG1849 →102 times
ἐπὶover
epiG1909 →883 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἐθνῶν·nations;
ethnonG1484 →161 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:12
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 2:12
Through
Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the…
it leads to
- Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone…
- Revelation 2:11
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Matthew 11:15
He who has ears, let him hear.
- Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
- Revelation 13:9
He who has an ear, let him hear:
- Revelation 2:17
Through
Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
it leads to
- Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 22:27
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 2:26-27; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 2:26-27; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation; Tertullian, On Idolatry; Ticonius, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 2:26-27 and Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John.