Revelation 3:5 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 3:5

Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.

BSB

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ASV

He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He that overcometh - See the notes on Rev 2:7. The same shall be clothed in white raiment - Whosoever he may be that shall overcome sin and the temptations of this world, shall be admitted to this glorious reward. The promise is made not only to those in Sardis who should be victorious, but to all in every age and every land. The hope that is thus held out before us, is that of appearing with the Redeemer in his kingdom, clad in robes expressive of holiness and joy.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He shall be clothed in white raiment - The colour of victory, joy, and triumph. And I will not blot his name out of the book of life - Like that of the angel of the church at Sardis: but he shall live forever. I will confess his name - As one of my faithful servants and soldiers.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Salvation is open to all and is pending (humanly speaking) in the case of those mentioned here. 21:27, exhibit the book of the elect alone in the narrower sense, after the erasure of the others. before . . . before--Greek, "in the presence of." Compare the same promise of Christ's confessing before His Father those who confessed Him, Mt 10:32, 33;

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Original language & word study

33 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	The [one]	G3588 →
νικῶν	nikōn	overcoming	G3528 →
οὕτως	houtōs	thus	G3779 →
περιβαλεῖται	peribaleitai	will be clothed	G4016 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἱματίοις	himatiois	garments	G2440 →
λευκοῖς,	leukois	white,	G3022 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οὐ	ou	certainly	G3756 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐξαλείψω	exaleipsō	will I blot out	G1813 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄνομα	onoma	name	G3686 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
βίβλου	biblou	book	G976 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
ζωῆς	zōēs	of life	G2222 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁμολογήσω	homologēsō	I will acknowledge	G3670 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄνομα	onoma	name	G3686 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ἐνώπιον	enōpion	before	G1799 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πατρός	patros	Father	G3962 →
μου	mou	of Mine	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐνώπιον	enōpion	before	G1799 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ἀγγέλων	angelōn	angels	G32 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 10:32
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
leads to
- Romans 10:9–10
  that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 12:8–9
  I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
Through
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Matthew 16:27
  For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Daniel 7:10
  A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
  For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Revelation 2:23
  Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
Through
Luke 12:8
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
leads to
- Matthew 10:32–33
  Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

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