Revelation 3:6
in Revelation 3He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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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 verseThis site's exposition
a few people in Sardis
on Revelation 3:4-6
Even in Sardis a few people have not soiled their garments and will walk in white. The overcomer's promise answers the failure: white clothing for soiled garments, a name kept in the Book of Life, a name confessed, echoing Matthew 10:32.
This site's exposition
He who has an ear
Albert Barnes, on verse 5, holds that the promise to Sardis is made to all who overcome in every age and land. The call to hear carries the same reach. Each letter is addressed to one church and heard by all seven.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He that hath an ear, let him hear,.... See Gill on Rev 2:7.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
He that hath an ear - The usual caution and counsel carefully to attend to the things spoken to the members of that Church, in which every reader is more or less interested. Epistle to the Church at Philadelphia
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He that hath an ear ... - See the notes on Rev 2:7. The Epistle to the Church in Philadelphia This epistle Rev 3:7-13 comprises the following subjects: (1) The usual address to the angel of the church, Rev 3:7. (2) The reference to some attribute or characteristic of the speaker, Rev 3:7. He here addresses the church as one who is holy and true; as he who has the key of David, and who can shut and no one can open, and open and no one can shut. The representation is that of one who occupies a royal palace, and who can admit or exclude anyone whom he pleases. The reference to such a palace is continued through the epistle. (3) The usual declaration that he knows their works, and that he has found that they had strength, though but a little, and had kept his word, Rev 3:8. (4) A declaration that he would constrain some who professed that they were Jews, but who were of the synagogue of Satan, to come and humble themselves before them, Rev 3:9. (5) The particular promise to that church. He would keep them in the hour of temptation that was coming to try all that dwelt upon the earth, Rev 3:10. (6) The command addressed to them as to the other churches. He solemnly enjoins it on them to see that no one should take their crown, or deprive them of the reward which he would give to his faithful followers, Rev 3:11. (7) A general promise, in view of the circumstances in Philadelphia, to all who should overcome, Rev 3:12. They would be made a pillar in the temple of God, and go no more out. […]
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
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About Revelation

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
