{So thou also} (hout(9373) kai su). Thou and the church at
Pergamum as Israel had the wiles of Balaam. {The teaching of the
Nicolaitans likewise} (	(886e) didach(886e) t(936e) Nikolait(936e) homoi(9373)).
See on 氣:6| for the Nicolaitans. The use of homoi(9373) (likewise)
here shows that they followed Balaam in not obeying the decision
of the Conference at Jerusalem ( Ac 15:20,29 ) about idolatry and
fornication, with the result that they encouraged a return to
pagan laxity of morals (Swete). Some wrongly hold that these
Nicolaitans were Pauline Christians in the face of  Col 3:5-8  Eph 5:3-6 .