Revelation 3:8

"I-have-beheld the works of{you}. Behold, I-have-given in-sight of{you} [a] door having-been-opened-up which no-one is-being-enabled to-close same, that you-are-having little enablement/empowerment and you-keep the word of{me} and you-do_not_deny the name of{me}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

I 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.

In Context

7and to{the messenger} of{the out-calling} in to{Philadelphia} write, 'The holy, the genuine, the having the key of{the} David, the opening-up and not-one will-close, and closing and not-one will-open-up, is-saying these[neuter]-here,

9Behold, I-am-giving out of{the gathering[translit. 'synagogue']} of{the Satan/adversary} of{the saying} sameselves to-be-being Judeans, and they-are_not_being; contrariwise, they-are-falsifying/being-falsified. Behold, I-will-make same[plural] in-which-place they-will-arrive and will-worship in-sight of{the feet} of{you} and they-may-know that I love you,

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Cross References

Luke 12:9Moreover, the deny[ing] me in-sight of{the men} will-be-denied-off/away in-sight of{the messengers} of{the God},

John 15:20Be-remembering of{the word which} I say to{you}, '[A] slave is_not_being greater-than of{the lord} of{same}.' If they-chase emphatically-me, also they-will-chase you; if they-keep the word of{me}, also they-will-keep the yours.

Acts 3:13The God [of] Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of{the fathers} of{us} esteem-izes/glorifies the child of{same}, Jesus, whom you by-contrast give-aside/deliver and deny, against [the] face of{Pilate, judge[ing] the-there} to-be-loosing-off/away.

1 Corinthians 16:9for [a] door has-opened-up/anew to{me}, large and workable/active/operative, and many [are] being-lain-opposed.

2 Corinthians 12:8over of{the-same}. Thrice I-call-aside the Lord, in-which-place it-may-stand-off/away from of{emphatically-me},

Matthew Henry on Revelation 3:8-14

The Church in Philadelphia. ( a. d. 95.) 7 And 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; 8 I 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. 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not,… Read the whole commentary →

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