Revelation 2:20
KJV:
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
BSB:
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Greek:
ἀλλ᾽ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ ὀλίγα ὅτι ἀφεῖς τὴν γυναῖκα σοῦ Ἰεζάβελ, λέγουσα ἑαυτὴν προφῆτιν καὶ διδάσκει καὶ πλανᾷ τοὺς ἐμοὺς δούλους πορνεῦσαι καὶ φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα.
Topics:
ADULTERYAFFECTIONSBACKSLIDERSCHURCHIDOLATRYJEZEBELLUKEWARMNESSMINISTER, CHRISTIANPROPHETESSES

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Scripture Quoting Scripture

Revelation 2:20 is...
possibly alluding to: 1Kgs 16:311Kgs 21:232Kgs 9:33

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
But ἀλλ᾽ 1 all᾽ CONJ NKO
I have ἔχω echō V-PAI-1S NKO
against κατὰ kata PREP NKO
you σοῦ sou P-2GS NKO
few things 2 ὀλίγα oliga A-APN K
that ὅτι hoti CONJ NKO
you permit 3 ἀφεῖς apheis V-2PAI-2S N(k)O
the τὴν tēn T-ASF NKO
woman γυναῖκα gunaika N-ASF NKO
of you 4 σοῦ sou P-2GS O
Jezebel, Ἰεζάβελ, 5 Iezabel N-ASF-P NKO
the [one] 6 T-NSF N(k)O
calling 7 8 λέγουσα legousa V-PAP-NSF N(k)(o)
herself ἑαυτὴν he'autēn F-3ASF NKO
a prophetess προφῆτιν prophētin N-ASF NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ no
she teaches 9 διδάσκει didaskei V-PAI-3S N(k)O
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
she misleads 10 πλανᾷ plana V-PAI-3S N(k)O
<the> τοὺς tous T-APM NKO
My ἐμοὺς emous S-1SAPM NKO
servants δούλους doulous N-APM NKO
to commit sexual immorality πορνεῦσαι porneusai V-AAN NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
to eat φαγεῖν phagein V-AAN NKO
idol-sacrifices. εἰδωλόθυτα. eidōlothuta A-APN NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. NA27+SBL+WH+Treg+TR+Byz spelled: ἀλλὰ 

  2. Extra Text: ὀλίγα (oliga) 'few things' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR) 

  3. you allow | ἐᾷς | eas V-PAI-2S | TR 

  4. Extra Text: σοῦ (sou) 'of you' is only in a few manuscripts (Byz) 

  5. TR spelled: Ἰεζάβηλ 

  6. the [one] | τὴν | tēn T-ASF | TR 

  7. calling | λέγουσαν | legousan V-PAP-ASF | TR 

  8. calls | λέγει | legei V-PAI-3S | Byz 

  9. to teach | διδάσκειν | didaskein V-PAN | TR 

  10. to mislead | πλανᾶσθαι | planasthai V-PPN | TR