Focused Passage

Revelation 3:7-13

Christ Speaks to Three Churches: Wakefulness, Faithfulness, and Lukewarm Self-Deception

The chapter moves from Christ’s exposure of dead reputation, to his encouragement of weak faithfulness, to his rebuke of wealthy self-deception, summoning each church to hear, repent, hold fast, and overcome.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

8I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

9As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionToτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[the] angelἀγγέλῳG32Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionPhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳG5359Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwriteγράψονG1125Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularThese [are]ΤάδεG3592Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralthe wordsλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularof the [One who is]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularholyἅγιοςG40Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular[and]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartrueἀληθινόςG228Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularholdsἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkeyκλεῖνG2807Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof DavidΔαυίδG1138Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularWhatG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHe opensἀνοίγωνG455Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularcan shutκλείσειG2808Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhat He shutsκλείωνG2808Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularcan openἀνοίγειG455Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • See Isaiah 22:22.
Verse 8

Original words

I knowΟἶδάG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraldeedsἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralBeholdἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularI have placedδέδωκαG1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularbeforeἐνώπιόνG1799PrepositionyouσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularan openἠνεῳγμένηνG455Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine SingulardoorθύρανG2374Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhichἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singularno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularshutκλεῖσαιG2808Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular[I know that]ὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou haveἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularonly a littleμικρὰνG3398Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularstrengthδύναμινG1411Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularyetκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou have keptἐτήρησάςG5083Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbhave not deniedἠρνήσωG720Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομάG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 9

Original words

As forἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular[those who belong] toἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsynagogueσυναγωγῆςG4864Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof SatanΣατανᾶG4567Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralclaimλεγόντωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural-ἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralto beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveJewsἸουδαίουςG2453Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural[but]καὶG2532ConjunctionareεἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-οὐκG3756AdverbliarsψεύδονταιG5574Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralinsteadἀλλὰG235Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularvvvδιδῶG1325Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularI will makeποιήσωG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ἵναG2443ConjunctioncomeἥξουσινG2240Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbow downπροσκυνήσουσινG4352Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralatἐνώπιονG1799PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralfeetποδῶνG4228Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey will knowγνῶσινG1097Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularloveἠγάπησάG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

BecauseὍτιG3754Conjunctionyou have keptἐτήρησαςG5083Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularcommandλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto persevereὑπομονῆςG5281Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvκἀγώG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularI will also keepτηρήσωG5083Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartestingπειρασμοῦG3986Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularthatτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularis aboutμελλούσηςG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singularto comeἔρχεσθαιG2064Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveuponἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularwholeὅληςG3650Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularworldοἰκουμένηςG3625Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularto testπειράσαιG3985Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activethose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldwellκατοικοῦνταςG2730Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

I am comingἔρχομαιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularsoonταχύG5035AdverbHold fastκράτειG2902Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularto whatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou haveἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionno oneμηδεὶςG3367Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill takeλάβῃG2983Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrownστέφανόνG4735Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or suddenly or quickly
Verse 12

Original words

The [one who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularovercomesνικῶνG3528Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularI will makeποιήσωG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singulara pillarστῦλονG4769Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingulartempleναῷG3485Noun - Dative Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361AdverbvvvἔτιG2089Adverbhe will never again leave [it]ἐξέλθῃG1831Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἔξωG1854Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctionUponἐπ’G1909PrepositionhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularI will writeγράψωG1125Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcityπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular(theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularnewκαινῆςG2537Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularcomes downκαταβαίνουσαG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singularout ofἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod)ΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnewκαινόνG2537Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομάG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 13

Original words

He whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularan earοὖςG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularlet him hearἀκουσάτωG191Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularsaysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralchurchesἐκκλησίαιςG1577Noun - Dative Feminine Plural

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