Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
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Study Note
'He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death' — the promise to the church at Smyrna — facing poverty and imminent persecution (verse 10) — is expressed in terms of the most ultimate eschatological security: immunity from the 'second death' (defined as the lake of fire in Revelation 20:14). The formula 'he that hath an ear' recalls Jesus's parabolic listening-calls in the Synoptics and presents the Spirit's words as requiring active discernment, not passive reception. The progression of overcoming promises across the seven letters (Revelation 2–3) forms a cumulative eschatological reward-catalog that has shaped Christian martyrological and mystical traditions.
Andere Übersetzungen
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not come under the power of the second death.
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