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Revelation 2:24
ESV But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden.
NIV Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan's so-called deep secrets, 'I will not impose any other burden on you,
NASB But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you.
CSB I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven't known "the so-called secrets of Satan"--as they say--I am not putting any other burden on you.
NLT 'But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them — depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you
KJV But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

What does Revelation 2:24 mean?

Jesus recognized that at least some members of the church at Thyatira had resisted Jezebel's corrupt teaching and behavior. He addresses those individuals in this verse. The teaching they had renounced was presented as secret and profound, but it came from Satan and had snared many undiscerning members of the church. Jesus promises in this verse to spare the remnant of faithful believers any other burden. The Greek word for "burden" here is baros, referring to a load that would slow down a runner in a race. For example, a heavy robe or boots would be this type of "burden" to a runner.

In every period of history, even when evil was prevalent, a remnant has opposed evil, resisted the Devil, and honored the Lord. Noah was a remnant when the human race was thoroughly evil (Genesis 6:5). The patriarchs from Abraham to Moses were each a remnant in the pagan world. When the vast majority of Israelites worshiped Baal in the time of Queen Jezebel, a remnant of 7,000 remained faithful to the Lord (1 Kings 19:18). Daniel and his three friends were a godly remnant in pagan Babylon (Daniel 1:1–7). And when Jesus was born, a tiny remnant had been hoping for the Messiah and therefore welcomed Jesus' birth (Luke 1:5–7; 39–45).

This is the third of four direct references to Satan in the letters to the seven churches in Revelation (Revelation 2:9, 13; 3:9).
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