Revelation 3:13
in Revelation 3He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
KJV
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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This verse in Revelation 3
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd then another part of the inscription is, [2.] The new name of Christ, the Mediator, the Redeemer, the captain of our salvation; by this it will appear under whose banner this conquering believer had enlisted, under whose conduct he acted, by whose example he was encouraged, and under whose influence he fought the good fight, and came off victorious.
This site's exposition
Hold fast to what you have
on Revelation 3:11-13
I am coming soon, so the church must Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. The overcomer becomes a pillar in the temple and bears three names, God's, the city's and Christ's new name, seen in chapters 21 and 22.
This site's exposition
He who has an ear
Here the call to hear the Spirit follows the promise to the one who overcomes. Adam Clarke cites John Wesley, who notes that it comes before the promise in three letters and after it in four. Philadelphia hears no rebuke.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. God's temple is the Church, according to this: The temple of God is holy, which you are. [1 Cor. 3:17] Since not only the preachers, but also the good …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He that hath an ear, let him hear,.... See Gill on Rev 2:7.
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | The [one] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἔχων | echon | having | G2192 → | 707 times |
| οὖς | ous | an ear | G3775 → | 36 times |
| ἀκουσάτω | akousato | he should hear | G191 → | 425 times |
| τί | ti | what | G5101 → | 563 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | Spirit | G4151 → | 378 times |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ταῖς | tais | to the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐκκλησίαις.¶ | ekklesiais | churches. | G1577 → | 113 times |
ὁThe [one]
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἔχωνhaving
echonG2192 →707 times
οὖςan ear
ousG3775 →36 times
ἀκουσάτωhe should hear
akousatoG191 →425 times
τίwhat
tiG5101 →563 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
πνεῦμαSpirit
pneumaG4151 →378 times
λέγειsays
legeiG3004 →1325 times
ταῖςto the
taisG3588 →19766 times
ἐκκλησίαις.¶churches.
ekklesiaisG1577 →113 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the…
it leads to
- Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone…
- Revelation 2:11
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Matthew 11:15
He who has ears, let him hear.
- Revelation 13:9
He who has an ear, let him hear:
- Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
- Revelation 2:17
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Revelation
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.