Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Revelation 2:6 'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 2:6 'Yet you have this [to your credit], that you hate the works and corrupt teachings of the Nicolaitans [that mislead and delude the people], which I also hate. |
Bible Question: What were the wicked deeds of the Nicolaitans that Jesus hates in this verse? Who were the Nicolaitans? |
Bible Answer: Good Question! Little is known about this group aside from the biblical references. They were a sect present in the churches of Ephesus and Pergamum. From the context of Rev 2:15, it would appear that they were people who abused Paul's doctrine of Christian liberty. It is believed that Jude 4 refers to them also. They appear to have attended the heathen rites and shared in the abominations there practised. Some say that they were followers of Nicolas of Antioch, one of the seven original elders, but if so, they falsely claimed that he taught such things so it is probable that it was some other Nicolas. It is possible that they were one in the same with the followers of Balaam (v. 14) because they both had a similar etymology "to conquer the people". prayon |