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Revelation 3:7 — King James Version← Study notes

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;


Revelation 3:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 3:729 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
ἀγγέλῳangelō
angelnounG32
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheia
PhiladelphianounG5359
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
churchnounG1577
γράψονgrapson
do writeverbG1125
ΤάδεTade
These thingsdemonstrativeG3592
λέγειlegei
saysverbG3004
ho
thearticleG3588
ἅγιοςhagios
Holy OneadjectiveG40
ho
thearticleG3588
ἀληθινόςalēthinos
True OneadjectiveG228
ho
whoarticleG3588
ἔχωνechōn
is havingverbG2192
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κλεῖνklein
keynounG2807
ΔαυίδDauid
of DavidnounG1138
ho
whoarticleG3588
ἀνοίγωνanoigōn
is openingverbG455
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐδεὶςoudeis
no oneadjectiveG3762
κλείσειkleisei
shut (up)verbG2808
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κλείωνkleiōn
shut (up)verbG2808
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐδεὶςoudeis
no oneadjectiveG3762
ἀνοίγειanoigei
is being open)verbG455
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 3:7

“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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