Qǐshìlù 2:3

3 Nǐ yĕ néng rĕnnaì , céng wéi wǒde míng laókǔ , bìng bù fá juàn .

Qǐshìlù 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 2:3

And hast borne
Not evil men, nor false apostles, but "burdens", as the Ethiopic version reads, and as the word signifies; meaning afflictions, reproaches, and persecutions, which pressed sore, and lay heavy on these ministers and churches; and yet they bore them with constancy and cheerfulness, and were not moved by them. The Arabic version reads, "and thou hast borne me"; my name and Gospel, among the Gentiles, and carried it from place to place; see ( Acts 9:15 ) ;

and hast patience;
which they had from God, as his gift, and which they had in their hearts, and in exercise, and found it useful to them. It was in exercise in a suitable time, and it continued with them; it was not worn out through the length and greatness of their trials.

And for my name's sake hast laboured:
which may refer either to enduring sufferings for Christ's name's sake, for his Gospel's sake, for righteousness sake, for the sake of the elect, and for the sake of the honour, glory, and interest of Christ; or to labouring in the ministry, not for filthy lucre sake, nor for party sake, but for the honour of Christ, and the good of souls; and there never was an interval in which this was more true:

and hast not fainted:
so as to sink under the burden borne; to have patience quite tired out; to, be weary of labouring for Christ's name's sake; and so as to give out, and quit the service of Christ.

Qǐshìlù 2:3 In-Context

1 Nǐ yào xiĕ xìn gĕi Yǐfúsuǒ jiàohuì de shǐzhĕ , shuō , nà yòushǒu ná zhe qī xīng , zaì qī gè jīn dēngtái zhōngjiān xíng zǒu de , shuō ,

2 Wǒ zhīdào nǐde xíngwéi , laólù , rĕnnaì , yĕ zhīdào nǐ bùnéng róng rĕn ĕ rén , nǐ yĕ céng shìyàn nà zìchēng wéi shǐtú què bú shì shǐtú de , kàn chū tāmen shì jiǎ de lái .

3 Nǐ yĕ néng rĕnnaì , céng wéi wǒde míng laókǔ , bìng bù fá juàn .

4 Ránér yǒu yī jiàn shì wǒ yào zébeì nǐ , jiù shì nǐ bǎ qǐchū de aì xīn lí qì le .

5 Suǒyǐ yīngdāng huí xiǎng nǐ shì cóng nàli zhuìluò de , bìng yào huǐgǎi , xíng qǐchū suǒ xíng de shì . nǐ ruò bú huǐgǎi , wǒ jiù líndào nǐ nàli , bǎ nǐde dēngtái cóng yuán chù nuó qù .