Revelation 2:19 Revelation 2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. This verse contains Christ’ s commendation of what was good in this church, her ministers and members. First, in general, "thy works." Secondly, in particular, their charity towards the poor saints, and services of love to God, Christ, his churches and people; also their faith and patience in all the perfections and tribulations which they endured for his names sake; yea, and their "works," to wit, their renewed acts, or works of obedience, of faith to God and charity to the saints, etc. And the last to be more than the first It was with this church as it was with the church of the Thessalonians; (compare 1 Thessalonians 1:3 with 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4) for whose work of faith, labor of love and patience, of hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the fight of God the Father, the apostle acknowledged and praised God that their faith did grow exceedingly, and the charity of every one of them all towards each other abounded.