Revelation 3:6

Revelation 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’

Context of Revelation 3:6

4“Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. 7“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open: 8“I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.

Revelation 3:6 word by word

ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• an earοὖςous · earG3775
• let him hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• the Spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577

Cross-references for Revelation 3:6

• Revelation 2:7“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

Commentaries on Revelation 3:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He that hath an ear - The usual caution and counsel carefully to attend to the things spoken to the members of that Church, in which every reader is more or less interested. Epistle to the Church at PhiladelphiaRead the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He that hath an ear … - See the notes on Revelation 2:7. The Epistle to the Church in Philadelphia This epistle Revelation 3:7-13 comprises the following subjects: (1)The usual address to the angel of the church, Revelation 3:7. (2)the reference to some attribute or characteristic of the speaker, Revelation 3:7. He here addresses the church as one who is holy and true; as he who has the key of David, and who can shut and no one can open, and open and no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6The letter to the church in Sardis warns Christians who seem spiritually alive but are actually dead. Without true change, they will face God's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (See on Re 2:7.)Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Chasten
• Cold
• Counsel
• Dead
• Lukewarm
• Naked
• Poor
• Rich
• Sardis

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