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Revelation 3:9 KJV
Revelation · chapter 3 · verse 9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Revelation 3:9 · King James Version
What Revelation 3:9 means
This is written to Philadelphia, the one church Christ had nothing against. They had little strength and had kept his word anyway. The promise is not that their opponents are destroyed, but that those opponents will come to know that I have loved thee — vindication rather than revenge.
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Revelation 3:9 in context
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;
8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
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Key words (Strong's)
- synagoguesynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- worshipproskyneōto kiss the hand to one, in token of reverence, among the Orientals, esp. the Persians…G4352 →
- Beholdidoubehold, see, loG2400 →
- Satansatanasadversary , the name given to, the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of…G4567 →
- makedidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
- JewsioudaiosJewish, belonging to the Jewish nation, Jewish as respects to birth, origin, religionG2453 →
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We have now come to the sixth letter, sent to one of the Asian churches, where observe, I. The inscription, showing, 1. For whom it was more immediately designed: The angel of the church of Philadelphia;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13