So you also: this means that the situation in the church in Pergamum was similar to the sins committed by the ancient Hebrews, and it will be appropriate in some languages to say “So, like those Israelites, you also….” It seems that the Nicolaitans were trying to lead Christians to worship idols, that is, to pay homage to the Roman emperor as a god, and to indulge in immoral sexual conduct. See comments on the Nicolaitans at Rev. 2.6.

The verb hold is the same as the one used in verse 13, “you hold fast my name,” and also in verse 14, “hold the teachings,” which means “to follow the teachings.”

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Revelation to John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1993. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .