Wahyu 2:9
Konteks2:9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering 1 and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know 2 the slander against you 3 by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue 4 of Satan.
Wahyu 2:11
Konteks2:11 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers 5 will in no way be harmed by the second death.’
[2:9] 1 tn Or “know your suffering.” This could refer to suffering or distress caused by persecution (see L&N 22.2).
[2:9] 2 tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “I also know” to link this English sentence back to “I know” at the beginning of the verse.
[2:9] 3 tn The words “against you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
[2:9] 4 sn A synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (e.g., Mt 4:23, Mk 1:21, Lk 4:15, Jn 6:59).
[2:11] 5 tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”