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Rev 3:19. Φιλῶ) In the case of the Philadelphian Church, He (Rev 3:9) ἠγάπησε (esteemed it): in the case of the Laodicean, He φιλεῖ (loves it). The former, with His judgment: the latter, with gratuitous affection [favour]. Comp. Joh 21:15, note. In each passage[56] ἀγαπᾷν implies something more than φιλεῖν. In the passage quoted from John, the spiritual tie of relationship is of more value than the judgment of Peter. Here, in the Apocalypse, it is a more blessed thing to flourish [be esteemed] in the judgment of the Lord, than to be chastised through mere gratuitous affection.-ζήλωσον) Both ζεστὸς, Rev 3:15-16, and ζῆλος, are derived from ζέω.
[56] See footnote, Joh 21:15.