Revelation 2:21

21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.

Revelation 2:21 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
English Standard Version (ESV)
21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
New Living Translation (NLT)
21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
The Message Bible (MSG)
21 I gave her a chance to change her ways, but she has no intention of giving up a career in the god-business.
American Standard Version (ASV)
21 And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
21 I gave her time to turn to me and change the way she thinks and acts, but she refuses to turn away from her sexual sins.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
21 'I've given her time to turn away from her sinful ways. But she doesn't want to.

Revelation 2:21 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 2:21

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication
Of idolatry. This may have respect to the time of the witnesses, the Waldenses, and others, who bore a testimony against the Romish idolatry, and reproved for it, and denounced the judgment of God in case of impenitence; and as these things were repeated time after time, this may be called a space given to repent in; just as Jezebel had a space given her to repent in, from the time that Elijah declared the word of the Lord, that the dogs should eat her: so the Jews F2 say of the old world, that God gave them (bwvl Nmz) , "space to repent", but they repented not, as here:

and she repented not;
see ( Revelation 9:20 Revelation 9:21 ) ; for the time for, and means leading to repentance may be given, yet if the grace of repentance itself is not given, men, either particular persons, or whole bodies of men, will never repent of their sins. The Alexandrian copy, Complutensian, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, "and she would not repent".


FOOTNOTES:

F2 Juchasin, fol. 7. 1.

Revelation 2:21 In-Context

19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.
22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways.
23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9
  • 2. Romans 2:5; Revelation 9:20; Revelation 16:9,11
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