Revelation 2:21 - Exposition

Here again the Revised Version must be preferred; the Authorized Version follows a corrupt Greek text. With the construction, "I gave her time that ( ἵνα ) she should repent," comp. Revelation 8:3 ; Revelation 9:5 ; Revelation 12:14 ; Revelation 19:8 ; John 17:4 ; 1 John 3:1 ; 1 John 5:20 . With "willeth not to repent," comp. John 6:21 , John 6:67 ; John 7:17 ; John 8:44 . Jezebel "despised the riches of Christ's forbearance and long suffering, not believing that his goodness led her to repentance" ( Romans 2:4 ). The whole passage should be compared with this (see also Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 ; Psalms 10:6 ; 2 Peter 3:3 , 2 Peter 3:4 , 2 Peter 3:9 ).