Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 3
1ΚαὶKaiG2532“To theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588One whoholdsἔχωνechōnG2192theτὰtaG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρας·asterasG792.I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041ὅτιhotiG3754;you haveἔχειςecheisG2192areputationὄνομαonomaG3686forὅτιhotiG3754being aliveζῇςzēasG2198,yetκαὶkaiG2532you areεἶ.eiG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498.
2Wake upγίνου γρηγορῶνginou grēgorōnG1096G1127andκαὶkaiG2532strengthenστήρισονstērisonG4741whatτὰtaG3588remainsλοιπὰloipaG3062,whichἃhaG3739is aboutἔμελλονemellonG3195to dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;forγὰρgarG1063I have foundεὕρηκάheurēkaG2147yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041incompleteοὐ πεπληρωμέναou peplērōmenaG3756G4137in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799MyG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
3RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421,thenοὖνounG3767,whatπῶςpōsG4459you have receivedεἴληφαςeilēphasG2983andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσας,ēkousasG191καὶkaiG2532.KeepτήρειtēreiG5083itandκαὶkaiG2532repentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340οὖνounG3767.IfἐὰνeanG1437you do not wake upμὴ γρηγορήσῃς,mē grēgorēsēsG3361G1127,I will comeἥξωhēxōG2240likeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτης,kleptēsG2812,andκαὶkaiG2532you will not knowοὐ μὴ γνῷςou mē gnōsG3756G3361G1097the hourὥρανhōranG5610whenποίανpoianG4169I will comeἥξωhēxōG2240uponἐπὶepiG1909youσέ.seG4771.
4Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you do haveἔχειςecheisG2192a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641peopleὀνόματαonomataG3686inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554whoἃhaG3739have not soiledοὐκ ἐμόλυνανouk emolunanG3756G3435theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσιν.eisinG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514,they will walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022.
5LikeοὕτωςhoutōsG3779them,he whoὁhoG3588overcomesνικῶνnikōnG3528will be dressedπεριβαλεῖταιperibaleitaiG4016inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022ἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440.AndκαὶkaiG2532I will never blot outοὐ μὴ ἐξαλείψωou mē exaleipsōG3756G3361G1813hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588BookβίβλουbiblouG976τῆςtēsG3588of LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222, butκαὶkaiG2532I will confessὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῶνtōnG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.
To the Church in Philadelphia
7ΚαὶKaiG2532ToτῷtōG3588theangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722PhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588One who isholyἅγιος,hagiosG40andὁhoG3588trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,whoὁhoG3588holdsἔχωνechōnG2192theτὴνtēnG3588keyκλεῖνkleinG2807of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138.WhatὁhoG3588He opensἀνοίγωνanoigōnG455καὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762can shutκλείσειkleiseiG2808,andκαὶkaiG2532what He shutsκλείωνkleiōnG2808καὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762can openἀνοίγει·anoigeiG455.
8I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργα.ergaG2041.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have placedδέδωκαdedōkaG1325beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799youσουsouG4771an openἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455doorθύρανthuranG2374,whichἣνhēnG3739no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410shutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808αὐτήν·autēnG846. I know thatὅτιhotiG3754you haveἔχειςecheisG2192only a littleμικρὰνmikranG3398strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411,yetκαὶkaiG2532you have keptἐτήρησάςetērēsasG5083MyG1473τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056andκαὶkaiG2532have not deniedοὐκ ἠρνήσωouk ērnēsōG3756G720MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.
9As forἰδοὺidouG2400those who belongtoἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864τοῦtouG3588of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,whoτῶνtōnG3588claimλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to beG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453butκαὶkaiG2532areG1510οὐκoukG3756liarsψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574insteadἀλλὰallaG235ἰδοὺidouG2400,I will makeδιδῶ ποιήσωdidō poiēsōG1325G4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846ἵναinaG2443comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240andκαὶkaiG2532bow downπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352atἐνώπιονenōpionG1799yourσουsouG4771τῶνtōnG3588feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,andκαὶkaiG2532they will knowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473loveἠγάπησάēgapēsaG25youσε.seG4771.
10BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you have keptἐτήρησαςetērēsasG5083τὸνtonG3588τῆςtēsG3588MyκἀγώkagōkaiG1473commandλόγονlogonG3056to persevereὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,I will also keepτηρήσωtērēsōG2504G5083youσεseG4771fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588hourὥραςhōrasG5610ofτοῦtouG3588testingπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986thatτῆςtēsG3588is aboutμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064uponἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588wholeὅληςholēsG3650worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625,to testπειράσαιpeirasaiG3985those whoτοὺςtousG3588dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.
12TheὁhoG3588one whoovercomesνικῶν,nikōnG3528I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160αὐτὸνautonG846a pillarστῦλονstulonG4769inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷnaōG3485ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he will never again leaveἔξω οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἔτι,exō ou mē exelthē etiG3756G3361G2089G1831G1854itκαὶkaiG2532.Uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846I will writeγράψωgrapsōG1125theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316(theτῆςtēsG3588newκαινῆςkainēsG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419thatἡhēG3588comes downκαταβαίνουσαkatabainousaG2597out ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromἀπὸapoG575MyG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316),andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473τὸtoG3588newκαινόν.kainonG2537τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.
To the Church in Laodicea
(Colossians 2:1–5)
14ΚαὶKaiG2532To theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228WitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,theἡhēG3588OriginatorἀρχὴarchēG746τῆςtēsG3588of God’sθεοῦ·theouG2316τοῦtouG3588creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937.
17ὅτιhotiG3754You sayλέγειςlegeisG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145καὶkaiG2532;I have grown wealthyπεπλούτηκαpeploutēkaG4147andκαὶkaiG2532needχρείαν ἔχω,chreian echōG2192G5532nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.’ ButκαὶkaiG2532you do not realizeοὐκoukG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754youσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510ὁhoG3588wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005καὶkaiG2532,pitifulἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652καὶkaiG2532,poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434καὶkaiG2532,blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131.
18I counselσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuōG4823youσοιsoiG4771to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844MeἐμοῦemouG1473goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448byἐκekG1537fireπυρὸςpurosG4442so thatἵναinaG2443you may become richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147καὶkaiG2532,whiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440so thatἵναinaG2443you may be clothedπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588yourσου,souG4771shamefulαἰσχύνηaischunēG152τῆςtēsG3588nakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132not exposedμὴ φανερωθῇmē phanerōthēaG3361G5319,andκαὶkaiG2532salveκολλούριονkollourionG2854to anointἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472yourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788so thatἵναinaG2443you may seeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.
20BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476atἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588doorθύρανthuranG2374andκαὶkaiG2532knockκρούω.krouōG2925.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191MyG1473τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456andκαὶkaiG2532opensἀνοίξῃanoixēG455theτὴνtēnG3588doorθύραν,thuranG2374καὶkaiG2532,I will come inεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532dineδειπνήσωdeipnēsōG1172withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeG1473.
21ToαὐτῷautōG846the onewhoὁhoG3588overcomesνικῶν,nikōnG3528,I will grantδώσωdōsōG1325the rightto sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeG1473onἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588throneθρόνῳthronōG2362,just asὡςhōsG5613IG2504overcameἐνίκησαenikēsaG3528andG2532sat downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523withμετὰmetaG3326MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962onἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῷtōG3588throneθρόνῳthronōG2362.
Commentaries on Revelation 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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