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Revelation 3:20

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18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

19 Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

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BSB
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
KJV
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
WEB
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.
ASV
Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
DARBY
Behold, I stand at the door and am knocking; if any one hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and sup with him, and he with me.
BLB
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone should hear My voice and should open the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
ÅB
Se, jeg står for døren og banker; om noen hører min røst og åpner døren, da vil jeg gå inn til ham og holde nattverd med ham, og han med meg.
OTB
Se, jeg står for døren og banker. Om noen hører min røst og åpner døren, vil jeg gå inn til ham og holde måltid med ham, og han med meg.
B1930
Se, jeg står for døren og banker; om nogen hører min røst og åpner døren, da vil jeg gå inn til ham og holde nattverd med ham, og han med mig.

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Cross references

  • Luke 12:36–37

    Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

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  • Revelation 19:9

    Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

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  • John 14:21–23

    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

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  • Matthew 24:33

    So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

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  • Song of Solomon 5:2–4

    I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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  • Luke 17:8

    Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?

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