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Revelation 3:5 KJV
Revelation · chapter 3 · verse 5
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.Revelation 3:5 · King James Version
Revelation 3:5 in context
3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Commentary
Cross references
- Matthew 10:32
- Revelation 21:27
- Luke 12:8
- Revelation 20:15
- Revelation 17:8
- Revelation 20:12
- Psalms 69:28
- Revelation 13:8
Key words (Strong's)
- overcomethnikaōto conquer, to carry off the victory, come off victorious, of Christ, victorious over all…G3528 →
- clothedperiballōto throw around, to put around, to surround a city with a bank , of garments, to clothe…G4016 →
- raimenthimationa garment , garmentsG2440 →
- confessexomologeōto confess, to profess, acknowledge openly and joyfully, to one s honour to celebrate…G1843 →
- beforeenōpionin the presence of, before, of occupied place in that place which is before, or over…G1799 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
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Here is, I. The preface, showing, 1. To whom this letter is directed: To the angel of the church of Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia, on the banks of the mountain Tmolus, said to have been the chief city of Asia the Less, and the first city in that part of the world that was converted by the preaching of John;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6