Revelation 2:3

Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 2

“And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.”Revelation 2:3

What Does Revelation 2:3 Mean?

Revelation 2:3 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 2, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Patience.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Revelation 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Galatians 6:9“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”Isaiah 40:31“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”Matthew 5:11“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”Hebrews 12:3“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”Proverbs 24:10“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”Hebrews 10:36“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”Matthew 10:22“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”Mark 10:29“And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,”James 5:7“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.”Hebrews 12:1“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”James 1:3“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”2 Corinthians 4:1“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;”2 Corinthians 12:10“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”Colossians 1:11“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”John 15:21“But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.”2 Thessalonians 3:13“But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.”Hebrews 6:12“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”Hebrews 6:15“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”Psalms 37:7“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”Romans 5:3“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”

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