Rev 2:6 | TNotes | STEP | 2:6 Not much is known of the Nicolaitans , but their teaching (2:15 ) seems to link them with those who ate food sacrificed to idols and who were involved in sexual immorality, behavior prohibited by the council in Jerusalem (see Acts 15:20 , 29 ). Irenaeus argued (about AD 180) that the Nicolaitans were dependent on Nicolas (Acts 6:3-5 ) and that John’s writings were directed against the heresies of the Nicolaitans who followed Cerinthus (see 1 John Book Introduction, “Setting”).

cActs 15:20►

eActs 6:3-5►

‏ Revelation of John 2:6

2:6 ^a Not much is known of the Nicolaitans, but their teaching (2:15 ^b) seems to link them with those who ate food sacrificed to idols and who were involved in sexual immorality, behavior prohibited by the council in Jerusalem (see Acts 15:20 ^c, 29 ^d). Irenaeus argued (about AD 180) that the Nicolaitans were dependent on Nicolas (Acts 6:3-5 ^e) and that John’s writings were directed against the heresies of the Nicolaitans who followed Cerinthus (see 1 John Book Introduction, “Setting”).