Revelation 2:9

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‘I know that you’re suffering and that you’re poor—but you’re rich! I know how you’re being insulted by people who claim to be Jews but aren’t. They’re a synagogue of Satan.

Cross References

Revelation 3:9

Some people claim that they’re Jews, but they’re not. They’re lying. They’re a synagogue of Satan. I’m going to make those people come and fall down at your feet and admit in public that I have loved you.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know how generous our Lord Jesus Christ was. Even though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, so that because he became poor, you would become rich.

Romans 9:6

But it’s not as if God’s word has failed. Not everyone in the family line of Israel really belongs to Israel.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We’re often distressed, but we’re always full of joy. We’re poor, but we make many people rich. We own nothing, but we never lack anything.

1 Timothy 6:18

Command them to do what is good and to be rich in doing good things, to give freely, and to be willing to share.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to announce the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to make the blind see again, to set free those who are mistreated,

Revelation 2:2

‘I know what you’ve been doing, how you’ve been working long and hard. I that know you don’t tolerate evil people. You’ve tested those who claim to be apostles but aren’t, and you’ve discovered that they’re fakes.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his disciples and said to them, “Blessed are you who are poor, because God’s kingdom belongs to you.

Romans 12:12

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.

Romans 5:3

We’re full of joy because we expect to share in God’s glory. And that’s not all. We’re full of joy even when we suffer.

1 Timothy 1:13

I used to say insulting things about Jesus. I tried to hurt his followers, and I even used violence against them. But God had mercy on me because I did those things without knowing any better. I wasn’t a believer.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that our enemies would make us suffer, and it has turned out that way, as you know very well.

2 Corinthians 8:2

They were going through a great trial, but they were still overflowing with joy, so that even though they were very poor, they gave generously.

Romans 8:35

Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble or hard times or harm or hunger or nakedness or danger or war?

Revelation 7:14

I answered, “Sir, you know.” He said, “They’re the ones who’ve come out of the time of terrible suffering. They’ve washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Luke 22:65

They also said many other cruel things to him.

Luke 12:21

“That’s what it will be like for people who store up things for themselves but who aren’t rich as far as God is concerned.”

Romans 2:17

Suppose you call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law and you brag about God.

Acts 26:11

I often went from one synagogue to another to find them and punish them. I even tried to force them to speak against Jesus. I wanted so badly to hurt them that I even made trips to foreign cities to look for them.

Acts 14:22

There they strengthened the disciples, encouraging them to remain faithful to what they’d been taught. “We have to go through many hard times to enter the kingdom of God,” they explained.

John 16:33

“I’ve told you these things so that you can have peace because of me. In this world you’re going to have trouble. But be encouraged! I’ve already defeated the world.”

Matthew 4:10

Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

Revelation 1:9

I, John, am your brother and your partner in the suffering, the kingdom, and the patient endurance of Jesus. I was on the island of Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 2:13

‘I know that even though you live where Satan has his throne, you’re still faithful to me. You didn’t give up your faith even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.

Revelation 2:24

‘The rest of you in Thyatira haven’t followed Jezebel’s teaching, and you haven’t learned what some people call “Satan’s deep secrets.”