Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Study Note
Study Note
'Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer... be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life' — addressed to Smyrna, this is the most concentrated statement of the martyr's reward in the seven letters. The 'tribulation ten days' recalls Daniel 1:12's ten-day test, signaling a limited, divinely bounded suffering rather than open-ended torment. The 'crown of life' (stephanos zōēs) appears also in James 1:12, connecting endurance under trial with eschatological reward in a motif that shaped early Christian martyrdom theology from Polycarp of Smyrna onward.
Other Translations
Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
`Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.
Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Cross References
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