But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Ver. 6. But this thou hast] That they might not say, when called upon to repent, Nay, but there is no hope, Jeremiah 2:25; Jeremiah 18:12. Christ picks out that which is praiseworthy in them, and commends it. Despair carries men to hell, as the devils did the swine into the sea; cast not away therefore your confidence, &c.
The works of the Nicolaitans] Who taught a community of wives, and that it was but a thing indifferent to commit adultery. (Irenaeus, Theod.)