Revelation 2:27

27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[a] —just as I have received authority from my Father.

Revelation 2:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
ESV
27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.
NLT
27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.
MSG
27 your Shepherd-King rule as firm as an iron staff, their resistance fragile as clay pots. This was the gift my Father gave me; I pass it along to you -
CSB
27 and He will shepherd them with an iron scepter; He will shatter them like pottery - just as I have received [this] from My Father.

Revelation 2:27 In-Context

25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—
27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father.
28 I will also give that one the morning star.
29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Revelation 12:5; Revelation 19:15

Footnotes 1

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