Revelation 2:18
in Revelation 2To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
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ASV
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass:
KJV
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
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This verse in Revelation 2
Commentary
13 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And unto the angel of the church - See the notes on Rev 1:20. These things saith the Son of God - This is the first time, in these epistles, that the name of the speaker is referred to. In each other instance there is merely some attribute of the Saviour mentioned.
This site's exposition
the Son of God
on Revelation 2:18-19
Thyatira's letter alone names the speaker the Son of God, with the eyes and feet of 1:14-15. The church is praised for your love, your faith, and its latter deeds are greater than your first, the only letter to report growth.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
[His eyes like flames signify] his gaze which discerns all things, and [his feet like burnished bronze signify] his unstained flesh which glows, just like bronze in a fire is bright with clarity.
Behold, I will give her into a bed, and her adulterers with herself into greatest pressure, unless they shall have repented of her works." I am content with the fact that, between apostles, there is a common agreement in rules of faith and of discipline.
The declaration of the proper title [προσηγορίας] is made clearer by the one who communicates with the evangelist. He says, These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, symbolizing the awe-inspiring and threatening judgment against sinners. And His …
The Medieval Church2 voices
And to the angel of the church of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like to a flame of fire, and his feet like to fine brass. I know thy works, and thy faith, and thy charity, and …
The text speaks of the fiery likeness of the eyes, which signifies the illumination of the righteous and the punishment of the sinners. The feet and the burnished bronze symbolize the fragrance of Christ, the spiritual ointment, among those who are being saved. They symbolize …
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church2 voices
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write. Thyatira is translated as sacrifice. The saints offer their bodies as a living sacrifice.
These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire. He explains what the flaming eyes are below, saying: I am he who searches the minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It is the honour of God that he knows the number of the stars, calls them by their names, binds the sweet influences of Pleiades and looses the bands of Orion; and it is the honour of the Lord Jesus Christ that the ministers of the gospel, who are greater blessings to the church than the stars are to the world, are in his hand.
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Son of God . . . eyes like . . . fire . . . feet . . . like fine brass--or "glowing brass" (see on Re 1:14,15, whence this description is resumed). Again His attributes accord with His address. The title "Son of God," is from Ps 2:7, 9, which is referred to in Re 2:27.
These things saith the Son of God - See the notes on Rev 1:14-15 (note).
The words behind it
28 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 |
| τῷ | to | to the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀγγέλῳ | angelo | angel | G32 → | 175 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Θυατείροις | thuateirois | Thyatira | G2363 → | 4 times |
| ἐκκλησίας | ekklesias | church | G1577 → | 113 times |
| γράψον· | grapson | do write: | G1125 → | 189 times |
| τάδε | tade | These things | G3592 → | 10 times |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| υἱὸς | huios | Son | G5207 → | 377 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ, | theou | of God, | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| ὁ | ho | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἔχων | echon | having | G2192 → | 707 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | eyes | G3788 → | 100 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὡς | hos | like | G5613 → | 500 times |
| φλόγα | phloga | a flame | G5395 → | 6 times |
| πυρὸς | puros | of fire | G4442 → | 70 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πόδες | podes | feet | G4228 → | 93 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὅμοιοι | homoioi | like | G3664 → | 45 times |
| χαλκολιβάνῳ· | chalkolibano | as burnished bronze; | G5474 → |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῷto the
toG3588 →19766 times
ἀγγέλῳangel
angeloG32 →175 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ΘυατείροιςThyatira
thuateiroisG2363 →4 times
ἐκκλησίαςchurch
ekklesiasG1577 →113 times
γράψον·do write:
grapsonG1125 →189 times
τάδεThese things
tadeG3592 →10 times
λέγειsays
legeiG3004 →1325 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
υἱὸςSon
huiosG5207 →377 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦ,of God,
theouG2316 →1312 times
ὁthe [One]
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἔχωνhaving
echonG2192 →707 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
ὀφθαλμοὺςeyes
ophthalmousG3788 →100 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ὡςlike
hosG5613 →500 times
φλόγαa flame
phlogaG5395 →6 times
πυρὸςof fire
purosG4442 →70 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
πόδεςfeet
podesG4228 →93 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ὅμοιοιlike
homoioiG3664 →45 times
χαλκολιβάνῳ·as burnished bronze;
chalkolibanoG5474 →
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
John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
it leads to
- 1 John 4:9
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
- 1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world,…
- Galatians 4:4
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Isaiah 40:5
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
- 1 John 4:9
Through
Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
it leads to
- Hebrews 5:5
So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become…
- Acts 13:33
He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- Hebrews 1:5–6
For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
- Hebrews 5:5
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About Revelation
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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 2:18; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 2:18; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Tertullian, On Modesty.