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Revelation 3:12
12“The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God — the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God — and my new name.
Revelation 3:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
- New International Version (NIV)The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.
Context of Revelation 3:12
10Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth. 11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one takes your crown. “The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God — the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God — and my new name. 13“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. 14“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:
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ὁ νικῶν, ποιήσω αὐτὸν στῦλον ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ θεοῦ μου, καὶ ἔξω οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἔτι, καὶ γράψω ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ μου καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς πόλεως τοῦ θεοῦ μου, τῆς καινῆς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ καταβαίνουσα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μου, καὶ τὸ ὄνομά μου τὸ καινόν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Him that overcomethὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Him that overcomethνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
- will I makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- a pillarστῦλοςstulos · pillarG4769
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
- ofθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- he shall goἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- noοὐou · noG3756
- noμήmē · notG3361
- moreἔτιeti · stillG2089
- outἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
- I will writeγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- of the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
- JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- cometh downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
Cross-references for Revelation 3:12
- Revelation 2:7“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
- Revelation 17:14These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
- 1 John 2:13I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one.
- 1 John 4:4You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
- 1 Kings 7:21He set up the pillars at the portico of the sanctuary: he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin; then he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz.
- Jeremiah 1:18Today, I am the one who has made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land — against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population.
- Galatians 2:9When James, Cephas, and John — those recognized as pillars — acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
- Revelation 2:17“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Revelation 22:4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
- Revelation 21:2I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
- Psalms 48:8Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord of Armies, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever.Selah
- Psalms 87:3Glorious things are said about you, city of God.Selah
- Galatians 4:26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
- Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels, a festive gathering,
- Isaiah 65:15You will leave your name behind as a curse for my chosen ones, and the Lord God will kill you; but he will give his servants another name.
Commentaries on Revelation 3:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12A pillar in the temple - There is probably all allusion here to the two pillars in the temple of Jerusalem, called Jachin and Boaz, stability and strength. The Church is the temple; Christ is the foundation on which it is built; and his ministers are the Pillars by which, under him, it is adorned and supported. St. Paul has the same allusions, Galatians 2:9. I will write upon him the name of my God - That is, I will make him a priest unto myself. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Him that overcometh - See the notes on Revelation 2:7. Will make a pillar in the temple of my God - See the introductory remarks to this epistle. The promised reward of faithfulness here is, that he who was victorious would be honored as if he were a pillar or column in the temple of God. Such a pillar or column was partly for ornament, and partly for support; and the idea here is, that in that temple he would contribute to its beauty and the justness of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The same Lord Jesus has the key of government and authority in and over the church. He opens a door of opportunity to his churches; he opens a door of utterance to his ministers; he opens a door of entrance, opens the heart. He shuts the door of heaven against the foolish, who sleep away their day of grace; and against the workers of iniquity, how vain and confident soever they may be. The church in Philadelphia is commended; yet with a gentle…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Victorious Christians are secure in God's household, like pillars, and they will never have to leave it. The name of God inscribed on them shows God's ownership and the security Christians enjoy (see Revelation 7:4; 14:1). The new Jerusalem is not built by humans. Instead, it is God's gift from heaven (Revelation 21:2–10). A new name was a sign of God's blessing (see also Revelation 2:17). Abram, Jacob, Simon, and others received new names (Genesis 17:5…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. pillar in the temple--In one sense there shall be "no temple" in the heavenly city because there shall be no distinction of things into sacred and secular, for all things and persons shall be holy to the Lord. The city shall be all one great temple, in which the saints shall be not merely stones, as m the spiritual temple now on earth, but all eminent as pillars: immovably firm (unlike Philadelphia, the city which was so often shaken by earthquakes…Read the comment
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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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