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Revelation 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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 3:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 3:533 words
GreekMeaning
ho
The onearticleG3588
νικῶνnikōn
overcomingverbG3528
οὕτωςhoutōs
thus / soadverbG3779
περιβαλεῖταιperibaleitai
will be clothedverbG4016
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἱματίοιςhimatiois
garmentsnounG2440
λευκοῖςleukois
whiteadjectiveG3022
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἐξαλείψωexaleipsō
will I blot outverbG1813
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὄνομαonoma
namenounG3686
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
βίβλουbiblou
booknounG976
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ζωῆςzōēs
of lifenounG2222
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὁμολογήσωhomologēsō
con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give …verbG3670
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὄνομαonoma
namenounG3686
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
πατρόςpatros
FathernounG3962
μουmou
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀγγέλωνangelōn
angelsnounG32
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 3:5

“Be watchful, and strengthen the other things which were ready to die; for I have not found your works perfect before God.” For it is not enough for a tree to live and to have no fruit, even as it is not enough to be called a Christian and to confess Christ, but not to have Himself in our work, that is, not to do His precepts. The sixth class is the mode of life of the best election. The habit of saints is set forth; of those, to wit, who are lowly in the world, and…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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