Rev 2:6 | NETfull | STEP | But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice

Revelation of John 2:6

6 But you do have this going for you: ^{▼▼ Grk “But you do have this.” The words “going for you” are supplied to complete the English idiom; other phrases like “in your favor” (NIV) or “to your credit” (NRSV) could also be supplied.} You hate what the Nicolaitans ^{▼▼ The Nicolaitans were a sect (sometimes associated with Nicolaus, one of the seven original deacons in the church in Jerusalem according to Acts 6:5) that apparently taught that Christians could engage in immoral behavior with impunity.} practice ^{▼▼ The expression τὰ ἔργα τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν (ta erga tōn Nikolaitōn) has been translated as a subjective genitive.} – practices I also hate.