Rev 2:25, 3:11 | JFB | e4.org | 25. that which ye have already — ( , end). hold fast —do not let go from your grasp, however false teachers may wish to wrest it from you. till I come —when your conflict with evil will be at an end. The Greek implies uncertainty as to when He shall come.

‏ Revelation of John 2:25

25. that which ye have already— (Jude 3, end).

hold fast—do not let go from your grasp, however false teachers may wish to wrest it from you.

till I come—when your conflict with evil will be at an end. The Greek implies uncertainty as to when He shall come.

‏ Revelation of John 3:11

11. Behold—omitted by the three oldest manuscripts and most ancient versions.

I come quickly—the great incentive to persevering faithfulness, and the consolation under present trials.

that . . . which thou hast—"The word of my patience," or "endurance" (Re 3:10), which He had just commended them for keeping, and which involved with it the attaining of the kingdom; this they would lose if they yielded to the temptation of exchanging consistency and suffering for compromise and ease.

that no man take thy crown—which otherwise thou wouldst receive: that no tempter cause thee to lose it: not that the tempter would thus secure it for himself (Col 2:18).