Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
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Gill's Exposition
Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee,.... By way of complaint; so the Arabic version renders it, "I have a certain complaint against thee". The impartiality of Christ may be observed in…
Barnes' Notes
Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee - Compare notes on Rev 2:4. Because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel - Thou dost tolerate, or countenance her. Compare the notes on Rev 2:14. Who the…
Adam Clarke
That woman Jezebel - There is an allusion here to the history of Ahab and Jezebel, as given in 2 Kings 9:1-10:36; and although we do not know who this Jezebel was, yet from the allusion we may take it…
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…
Cambridge Bible
a few things Should be omitted: it has come in from Rev 2:2, while the real construction is as in Rev 2:2, "I have [somewhat] against thee, because …," or better, "I have [this] against thee,…
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