Revelation 3:4
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
3 Remember 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.
Thou 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.
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.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
- KJV
- Thou 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.
- WEB
- Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
- ASV
- But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.
- DARBY
- But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
- BLB
- But you have a few names in Sardis who did not soil their garments, and they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy.
- ÅB
- Dog har du noen få navn i Sardes som ikke har smittet sine klær, og de skal gå med meg i hvite klær; for de er det verd.
- OTB
- Men du har noen få i Sardes som ikke har sølt til sine klær. De skal vandre med meg i hvite klær, for de er verdige.
- B1930
- Dog har du nogen få navn i Sardes som ikke har smittet sine klær, og de skal gå med mig i hvite klær; for de er det verd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 3:5
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.
Read in contextRevelation 7:9
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:8
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Read in contextRevelation 6:11
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Read in contextRevelation 7:13–14
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Read in contextRevelation 19:14
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Read in contextRevelation 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Read in contextRevelation 4:4
And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
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