Revelation 2:3

Hast borne. The Ephesian church had refused to “bear them which are evil” (see on v. 2), but it did endure patiently the unavoidable affliction caused by the false teachers and the persecution that befell it at the hands of fanatical Jews and Gentiles.

Patience. See on v. 2.

My name’s sake. See on Acts 3:16. The followers of Christ were known by His name; they were called Christians. It was their allegiance to this name, their loyalty to Him whom it signified as their Lord, that subjected them to persecution by the Roman authorities (see p. 720), and led to suffering at the hands of those who were bent upon subverting their faith.

Hast laboured. Textual evidence attests (cf. p. 10) the omission of these words. The original of v. 3 probably read, “And thou hast had patience and hast borne for my name’s sake, and hast not fainted.”

Fainted. Gr. kopiaō, “to become weary,” “to become tired.” Compare the use of kopiaō in Isa. 40:31, LXX; John 4:6.