Revelation 2:19

I know thy works,.... Good works, as appears from the particular enumeration of them afterwards, and the commendation of proficiency in them, the last being more than the first, and the distinction…

I know thy works - See the notes on Rev 2:2. He knew all they had done, good and bad. And charity - Love; love to God, and love to man. There is no reason for restricting this word here to the…

I know thy works - And of these he first sets forth their charity, την αγαπην, their love to God and each other; and particularly to the poor and distressed: and hence followed their faith, την…

The form of each epistle is very much the same; and in this, as the rest, we have to consider the inscription, contents, and conclusion.

I. The inscription, telling us, 1. To whom it is directed: To…

and thy works; and the last to be more Read, and thy last works to be more in contrast with Ephesus, Rev 2:2.