Revelation 2:6

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans,.... Though these Christians had left their first love, yet they bore an hatred to the filthy and impure practices of some men, who…

But this thou hast - This thou hast that I approve of, or that I can commend. That thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans - Greek, “works” (τὰ ἔργα ta erga). The word “Nicolaitanes” occurs only…

The deeds of the Nicolaitanes - These were, as is commonly supposed, a sect of the Gnostics, who taught the most impure doctrines, and followed the most impure practices. They are also supposed to…

We have here,

I. The inscription, where observe, 1. To whom the first of these epistles is directed: To the church of Ephesus, a famous church planted by the apostle Paul (Acts 19), and afterwards…

But this thou hast This is one point in which thou art not wanting. Compare Rev 2:25; Rev 3:2; Rev 3:11, where faithfulness is conceived as a treasure possessed and to be guarded.

thou hatest the…