CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Revelation 3:7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/revelation/3-7.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/11/66_Rev_03_07.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Revelation 3:7 - To the Church in Philadelphia" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/revelation/3-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/revelation/3-7.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/revelation/">Revelation</a> > <a href="/revelation/3.htm">Chapter 3</a> > Verse 7</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad7.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/revelation/3-6.htm" title="Revelation 3:6">◄</a> Revelation 3:7 <a href="/revelation/3-8.htm" title="Revelation 3:8">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/revelation/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/revelation/3.htm">New International Version</a> &#8220To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. <a href="/nlt/revelation/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open: <a href="/esv/revelation/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. <a href="/bsb/revelation/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. <a href="/blb/revelation/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy One, the True One, having the key of David, the One opening and no one will shut, and shutting and no one opens. <a href="/kjv/revelation/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/revelation/3.htm">New King James Version</a> “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: <a href="/nasb_/revelation/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: <a href="/nasb/revelation/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: <a href="/nasb77/revelation/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: <a href="/lsb/revelation/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: This is what He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says: <a href="/amp/revelation/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He who has the key [to the house] of David, He who opens and no one will [be able to] shut, and He who shuts and no one opens: <a href="/csb/revelation/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: Thus says the Holy One, the true one, the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and who closes and no one opens: <a href="/hcsb/revelation/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: &#8220The Holy One, the True One, the One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens says: <a href="/asv/revelation/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: <a href="/cev/revelation/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: I am the one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David. When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it. Listen to what I say. <a href="/erv/revelation/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 none shall shut, and that shutteth, and none openeth: <a href="/gwt/revelation/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens [a door] that no one can shut, and who shuts [a door] that no one can open, says: <a href="/gnt/revelation/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He has the key that belonged to David, and when he opens a door, no one can close it, and when he closes it, no one can open it. <a href="/isv/revelation/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: 'The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens a door that no one can shut, and who shuts a door that no one can open, 'says this: <a href="/msb/revelation/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut (except Him who opens) and no one can open. <a href="/net/revelation/3.htm">NET Bible</a> "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open: <a href="/nheb/revelation/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens: <a href="/wbt/revelation/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/wey/revelation/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "To the minister of the Church at Philadelphia write as follows: "'This is what the holy One and the true says--He who has the key of David--He who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open. <a href="/web/revelation/3.htm">World English Bible</a> “To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy [One], the True [One], having the key of David, the [One] opening and no one will shut, and shutting and no one opens: <a href="/blb/revelation/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy One, the True One, having the key of David, the One opening and no one will shut, and shutting and no one opens. <a href="/ylt/revelation/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open! <a href="/slt/revelation/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write; Thus says the holy, the true, he having the key of David, he opening, and no one shuts; and he shuts, and no one opens;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth: <a href="/cpdv/revelation/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And to the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia write: Thus says the Holy One, the True One, he who holds the key of David. He opens and no one closes. He closes and no one opens. <a href="/nabre/revelation/3.htm">New American Bible</a> “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write this: “ ‘The holy one, the true, who holds the key of David, who opens and no one shall close, who closes and no one shall open, says this: <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things says he who is the holy one, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And to The Messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: 'Thus says The Holy One, The True One, he who has the key of David, The One who opens and there is none who shuts, and he shuts and there is none who opens:”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write: These things says he that is holy, he that is true, he that has the key of David, he that opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens; <a href="/godbey/revelation/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; The holy, true one, the one having the key of David, the one opening, and no one shall shut; and the one shutting, and no one shall open; says these things.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/revelation/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things saith the Holy One, he that is true, who hath the key of David, who openeth, and none shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth. <a href="/mace/revelation/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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 what no man can shut; and shutteth what no man can open: <a href="/wey/revelation/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "To the minister of the Church at Philadelphia write as follows: "'This is what the holy One and the true says--He who has the key of David--He who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open. <a href="/worrell/revelation/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write these things," saith He Who is holy, He Who is true, He Who hath the key of David, He Who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one opens:<Fr> <a href="/worsley/revelation/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These <Fr>things<FR> saith the holy <Fr>One,<FR> He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth and no one shutteth, and shutteth and no one openeth:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/revelation/3-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=666" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/3.htm">To the Church in Philadelphia</a> 6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. 7<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">To</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelō (N-DMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">the angel</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1577.htm" title="1577: ekklēsias (N-GFS) -- From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.">church</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5359.htm" title="5359: Philadelpheia (N-DFS) -- Philadelphia, a city of the Roman province Asia. From Philadelphos, a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor.">Philadelphia</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: grapson (V-AMA-2S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">write:</a> <a href="/greek/3592.htm" title="3592: Tade (DPro-ANP) -- This here, this, that, he, she, it. ">These are</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">the words</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the One who is</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagios (Adj-NMS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">and</a> <a href="/greek/228.htm" title="228: alēthinos (Adj-NMS) -- True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful.">true,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">holds</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2807.htm" title="2807: klein (N-AFS) -- A key. From kleio; a key, literally or figuratively.">key</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-GMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">of David.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">What</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: anoigōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">He opens</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one</a> <a href="/greek/2808.htm" title="2808: kleisei (V-FIA-3S) -- To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close.">can shut,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2808.htm" title="2808: kleiōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close.">what He shuts</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: anoigei (V-PIA-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">can open.</a> 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Isaiah 22:22</a> I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. <a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a> I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” <a href="/john/10-7.htm">John 10:7-9</a> So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. / All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. / I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-5</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ... <a href="/isaiah/55-4.htm">Isaiah 55:4</a> Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples. <a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14</a> The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12-13</a> And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’ <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Acts 3:14</a> You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. <a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a> and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. <a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1</a> Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things said he that is holy, he that is true, he that has the key of David, he that opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens;to the.<a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Revelation 1:11</a> Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.<a href="/revelation/2-1.htm">Revelation 2:1</a> Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;Philadelphia.he that is holy.<a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a> And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.<a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a> And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?<a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.he that is true.<a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Revelation 3:14</a> And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;<a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a> And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,<a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a> And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?the key.<a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a> I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.<a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Isaiah 22:22</a> And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.<a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32</a> He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:he that openeth.<a href="/revelation/5-3.htm">Revelation 5:3-5,9</a> And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon… <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Job 11:10</a> If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?<a href="/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14</a> Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Church</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">David</a> <a href="/james/5-9.htm">Door</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Key</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/james/3-11.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Opens</a> <a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Philadelphia</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Shuts</a> <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/revelation/2-13.htm">True.</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Words</a> <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Church</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/revelation/3-8.htm">Door</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Key</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/revelation/8-1.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Opens</a> <a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Philadelphia</a> <a href="/revelation/3-8.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/job/5-16.htm">Shuts</a> <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/revelation/3-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Words</a> <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 3</div>1. <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved and exhorted to repent.</a> 37. <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">The angel of the church of Philadelphia is approved for his diligence and patience;</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">the angel of Laodicea rebuked for being neither hot nor cold.</a> 20. <a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Christ stands at the door and knocks.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: The term "angel" here is often interpreted as the messenger or leader of the church, possibly the pastor or bishop. Philadelphia, located in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), was known for its brotherly love, as its name suggests. It was a city prone to earthquakes, which may have influenced the steadfastness of its Christian community. The church in Philadelphia is one of the two churches in Revelation that receives no rebuke from Christ, indicating its faithfulness.These are the words of the One who is holy and true: "One who is holy and true" refers to Jesus Christ, emphasizing His divine nature and moral perfection. Holiness is a key attribute of God throughout the Bible (<a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>), and truth is central to Jesus' identity (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). This phrase assures the church of Christ's authority and reliability.Who holds the key of David: The "key of David" symbolizes authority and control over the kingdom, referencing <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Isaiah 22:22</a>, where Eliakim is given authority over the house of David. In the New Testament, this authority is fulfilled in Christ, who has the power to grant access to the kingdom of God. It signifies His messianic role and His sovereignty over salvation.What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open: This phrase underscores Christ's absolute authority and sovereignty. It implies that Jesus has the ultimate control over opportunities and destinies, particularly concerning salvation and the doors to the kingdom of heaven. This assurance would have been comforting to the Philadelphian church, affirming that their faithfulness would be rewarded and that no external force could alter Christ's divine will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_church_in_philadelphia.htm">The Angel of the Church in Philadelphia</a> This refers to the messenger or leader of the church in Philadelphia, a city in ancient Asia Minor known for its faithfulness and perseverance. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_philadelphia.htm">The Church in Philadelphia</a> One of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation, known for its steadfastness and faithfulness despite challenges. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_one_who_is_holy_and_true.htm">The One who is Holy and True</a> This is a reference to Jesus Christ, emphasizing His divine nature and His role as the ultimate source of truth and holiness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_key_of_david.htm">The Key of David</a> Symbolizes authority and control, particularly over the kingdom of God. It is a reference to <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Isaiah 22:22</a>, where the key represents authority given to Eliakim. 5. <a href="/topical/o/opening_and_shutting.htm">Opening and Shutting</a> This imagery represents Christ's sovereign authority to open doors of opportunity and close them according to His divine will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/christ's_sovereign_authority.htm">Christ's Sovereign Authority</a> Jesus holds ultimate authority over the church and the world. Believers can trust in His power to open and close doors in their lives according to His perfect will. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_face_of_challenges.htm">Faithfulness in the Face of Challenges</a> Like the church in Philadelphia, Christians are called to remain faithful and steadfast, trusting in Christ's authority and timing. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness_and_truth.htm">The Importance of Holiness and Truth</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to pursue holiness and truth, reflecting the character of the One we serve. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_timing.htm">Trust in Divine Timing</a> Understanding that Christ opens and shuts doors encourages believers to trust in His timing and plan, even when it is not immediately clear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 3</a> <a href="/q/is_the_'key_of_david'_historically_verified.htm">Does Revelation 3:7’s reference to the “key of David” have any verifiable historical or archaeological basis? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_philadelphia_church_important.htm">What is the significance of the Church in Philadelphia?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_key_of_david's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the Key of David?</a> <a href="/q/is_eliakim_a_papal_type.htm">Is Eliakim a typological argument for the papacy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) Philadelphia.--The town of Philadelphia derived its name from Attalus Philadelphus, the king of Pergamos, who died B.C. 138. It was situated on the slopes of Mount Tmolus, in the midst of a district the soil of which was favourable to the cultivation of the vine. On the coins of the town are to be found the head of Bacchus. The town was built on high ground--upwards of 900 feet above the sea-level. The whole region, however, was volcanic, and few cities suffered more from earthquakes; the frequent recurrence of these considerably reduced the population. But its favourable situation and fertile soil preserved it from entire desertion. And of all the seven churches, it had the longest life as a Christian city. "Philadelphia alone has been saved . . .; among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect, a column in a scene of ruins." Such is the language of Gibbon, referring to its later history. As a light in the world at the present day, we must look to no Eastern Philadelphia; the hand of William Penn kindled a light in its great namesake of the West.These things saith he that is holy. . . .--Better, These things saith the Holy, the True, He that hath the key of David, that openeth, and no man shall shut, and He shutteth, and no one shall open.Holy.--The main idea of the word here used is that of consecration. It is used of what is set apart to God; it does not assert the possession of personal holiness, but it implies it as a duty. It becomes, therefore, pre-eminently appropriate to Him who was not only consecrate, but holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners. Prof. Plumptre thinks there may be a reference here to the confession made by St. Peter (<a href="/john/6-69.htm" title="And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the Son of the living God.">John 6:69</a>), where the right reading is, "Thou art the Christ, the holy One of God."True.--A favourite word with St. John, and expressing more than the opposite of "false." It implies that which is perfect in contrast with the imperfect; the reality in contrast with the shadow; the antitype in contrast with the type; the ideal which is the only real in contrast with the real which is only ideal;--"The flower upon the spiritual side,Substantial, archetypal, all aglowWith blossoming causes"in contrast with the flower that fadeth here. Christ, then, in calling Himself the True, declares that "all titles and names given to Him are realised in Him; the idea and the fact in Him are, what they can never be in any other, absolutely commensurate" (Trench). In some MSS. the order of these words, "the Holy," "the True," is inverted.The key of David.--Some early commentators saw in this key the key of knowledge which the scribes had taken away (<a href="/luke/11-52.htm" title="Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in you hindered.">Luke 11:52</a>), and understood this expression here as implying that Christ alone could unloose the seals of Scripture, and reveal its hidden truth to men. In support of this they referred to <a href="/context/revelation/5-7.htm" title="And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.">Revelation 5:7-9</a>. The fault of the interpretation is that it is too limited; it is only a corner of the full meaning. He who is "the True" alone can unlock the hidden treasures of truth. But the use of the word "David," and the obvious derivation of the latter part of this verse from <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm" title="And the key of the house of David will I lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.">Isaiah 22:22</a>, points to a wider meaning. Jesus Christ is the true Steward of the house of David. (Comp. <a href="/hebrews/3-2.htm" title="Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.">Hebrews 3:2</a>; <a href="/context/hebrews/3-5.htm" title="And Moses truly was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;">Hebrews 3:5-6</a>.) The faulty, self-seeking stewards, the Shebnas of Jerusalem and Philadelphia, vainly claimed a right of exclusion from synagogue or church, where Jesus, the God-fixed nail in the sure place, upon which the bundle of earth's sorrows and sins might securely be suspended (<a href="/context/isaiah/22-23.htm" title="And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.">Isaiah 22:23-25</a>), the Eliakim of a greater Zion, had the key of the sacred and royal house. In this, the chamber of truth was one treasure, as the chamber of holiness, the chamber of rest, the chamber of spiritual privileges, were others. In other words, though in a sense the keys of spiritual advantages are in the hands of His servants, "He still retains the highest administration of them in His own hands." The power of the keys entrusted to Apostles gave them no right to alter the "essentials of the gospel, or the fundamental principles of morality." The absolution given by them can only be conditional, unless the giver of it possesses the infallible discerning of spirits. The reader of Dante will remember how the cases of Guido di Montefeltro (Inf. xxvii.) and of his son Buonconte (Purg. v.) illustrate the belief which sustained so many illustrious spirits (John Huss, Savanarola, Dante), and in times of unjust oppression, tyrannical ecclesiasticism, and which this passage sanctions, that . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 7-13. - The epistle to the Church at Philadelphia. The circuit continues in the same direction. Philadelphia lies about thirty miles south-east of Sardis, on the road to Laodicea. It is said to owe its name to Attalus Philadelphus, King of Pergamum, B.C. 159-138. But it is by no means certain that he was the founder. A trustworthy tradition as to its Egyptian origin points to Ptolemy Philadelphus, who had estates in Asia Minor (Theocr., 17:88). Lying at the western edge of a district whose highly volcanic character earned it the name of Phrygia Catacecaumene, Philadelphia was constantly suffering from earthquakes (cf. ver. 12). It was destroyed along with Sardis in the catastrophe of A.D. (Tac., 'Ann.,' 2:47). But the advantages of its position, commanding the way to the pass between the Hermus valley and the Maeander valley, and the richness of its vine produce (Virgil, 'Georg.,' 2:98), seem to have induced the inhabitants to cling to the site. The coins of Philadelphia often have the head either of Bacchus or a Bacchante on one side; and it is a known fact that volcanic soil is specially favourable to vine growing. Yet in Roman times it was not equal to Ephesus or even Laodicea; and for law courts its citizens had to go to Sardis. Nevertheless, it has outlived all these three, and still continues on the same site, and perhaps within the same walls, as of old. At the close of the fourteenth century it was the last Byzantine city to surrender to the Turks, and, when it did succumb, made better terms than any of the others. To this day it retains the privilege of free Christian worship, with the use of bells for service, and processions in public - a thing allowed by the Turks in no other inland city of Asia Minor. It has a bishop and a dozen churches, and it is said that about a third of its fifteen thousand inhabitants are Christian. Its modern Turkish name is Allah Shehr, "the city of God," or, as others write and render it, Ala Shehr, "the striped city." In any case the coincidence with "the name of the city of my God" (ver. 12) is purely accidental. (For an eloquent account of Philadelphia, see Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall,' Revelation 64.) It is doubtful whether there are any local allusions in the epistle; but some have fancied that "thou hast a little power" (ver. 8) and "a pillar in the temple" (ver. 12) are such (see notes in each place). The name of "Little Athens," which Philadelphia sometimes bore, on account of its numerous temples and festivals (<a href="/acts/17-16.htm">Acts 17:16, 22</a>), shows that the little Christian community would have to contend with a specially vigorous form of heathenism. It had also to contend with a colony of hostile Jews, which was no doubt largely augmented after the destruction of Jerusalem, when fugitive Jews came to "worship before the feet" of the Philadelphian Church (ver. 9). Hence the epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians treats of Judaism as one of their chief dangers (c. 6, 8, 9.). There were men among them who questioned the authority of Gospels and Epistles, and admitted only the Old Testament Scriptures (τὰ ἀρχεῖα) as binding. Some had tried to lead even Ignatius himself astray (7.). Altogether his epistle gives a less happy picture of the Philadelphians than that which we have here, where (as in the epistle to the Church at Smyrna) the Philadelphian Church receives unmixed praise. Whether the large proportion of Old Testament language and imagery which is found in this epistle has any connexion with the Jewish colony in Philadelphia is uncertain. Perhaps most of the Christians had been originally Jews. Verse 7. - He that is holy, he that is true. It is doubtful which of these two clauses should precede: authorities are somewhat evenly balanced. Christ, the Speaker, here claims to be "the Holy One" (ἁ ἅγιος), and therefore God (<a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a>; comp. <a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a>; <a href="/john/17-11.htm">John 17:11</a>). In the Old Testament "the Holy One" is a frequent name of God, especially in <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19, 24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7, 20</a>; <a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Isaiah 12:6</a>, etc.; <a href="/job/6-10.htm">Job 6:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-5.htm">Jeremiah 51:5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Ezekiel 39:7</a>; <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Hosea 11:9</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3</a>, etc. The word does not occur in Homer or Hesiod, nor in the Greek tragedians, but is very frequent in the LXX. and the New Testament. Its radical meaning is separation. The two epithets "holy" and "true" must not be merged in one as "the truly holy." The "True One" has a very distinct meaning of its own. Note that the adjective used is ἀληθινός, not ἀληθής. 'Αληθής, verax, is "true" as opposed to "lying;" ἀληθινός, verus, is "true" as opposed to "spurious," "unreal," "imperfect." Christ is "the True One" as opposed to the false gods of the heathen; they are spurious gods. Both adjectives, and especially ἀληθινός, are characteristic of St. John. The latter serves to bind together Gospel, Epistle, and Apocalypse. It occurs nine times in the Gospel, four times in the First Epistle, and ten times in the Apocalypse; twenty-three times in all; in the rest of the New Testament only five times. It is the word used of "the true Light" (<a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>; <a href="/1_john/2-8.htm">1 John 2:8</a> ); "the true Bread" (<a href="/john/6-32.htm">John 6:32</a>), and "the true Vine" (<a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1</a>). Applied to God, we find it in <a href="/john/7-29.htm">John 7:29</a>; <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a>; <a href="/1_john/5-20.htm">1 John 5:20</a>. He that hath the key of David. Observe that none of these titles come from the opening vision in <a href="/revelation/1.htm">Revelation 1</a>, although by no means all the material there found (<a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13-16</a>) has been already used. The source of the present appellation is obviously <a href="/isaiah/22-20.htm">Isaiah 22:20-22</a>; but it is worth noting that <a href="/isaiah/22-20.htm">Isaiah 22:20</a> has much that is parallel to the unused material in <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a>; so that the opening vision would seem to direct us, as this passage certainly does, to Eliakim as a type of Christ. As Trench observes, Isaiah foretells the promotion of Eliakim "with an emphasis and fulness" which would surprise us if we did not see in it not merely the description of "a revolution in the royal palace" of Judah, but "the type of something immeasurably greater." Shebna, whose name shows him to have been a foreigner, had misused his dignity and power as steward or controller of the royal house - an office analogous to that held by Joseph under Pharaoh and by our prime minister. For this he was degraded to the inferior office of royal scribe or secretary (<a href="/isaiah/36-3.htm">Isaiah 36:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-2.htm">Isaiah 37:2</a>), while Eliakim was made "mayor of the palace" in his room. The παστοφόριον of the LXX. and praepositus templi of the Vulgate would lead us to suppose that Eliakim's office was sacerdotal; but this is certainly a mistake. Luther's Hofmeister is much nearer the mark. A key would not be an appropriate symbol of a priestly office. In possessing "the key of the house of David," Eliakim had control over the house of David. Therefore in this passage Christ claims the control of that of which the house of David was a type. He is Regent in the kingdom of God. He that openeth, and none shall shut, and shutteth, and none openeth. The various readings here are numerous, but not of much moment: "shall shut" is much better attested than "shutteth" in the first half "The keys of the kingdom of heaven" (<a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a>) are not to be confounded with "the key of knowledge" (<a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a>). They belong to Christ, but have been committed to his Church, but not unreservedly. "He still retains the highest administration in his own hands" (Trench): and if the Church errs in binding or loosing, he cancels the judgment. The Church may open where Christ will shut, and shut where Christ will open. He alone openeth so that none shall strut, and shutteth so that none can open. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/3-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>To τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [the] angel ἀγγέλῳ (angelō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1577.htm">Strong's 1577: </a> From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Philadelphia Φιλαδελφείᾳ (Philadelpheia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5359.htm">Strong's 5359: </a> Philadelphia, a city of the Roman province Asia. From Philadelphos, a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor. write: γράψον (grapson) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. These [are] Τάδε (Tade) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3592.htm">Strong's 3592: </a> This here, this, that, he, she, it. the words λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. of the [One who is] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. holy ἅγιος (hagios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. [and] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. true, ἀληθινός (alēthinos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_228.htm">Strong's 228: </a> True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. holds ἔχων (echōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. key κλεῖν (klein) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2807.htm">Strong's 2807: </a> A key. From kleio; a key, literally or figuratively. of David. Δαυίδ (Dauid) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. What ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. He opens, ἀνοίγων (anoigōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. no one οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. will shut; κλείσει (kleisei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2808.htm">Strong's 2808: </a> To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. what He shuts, κλείων (kleiōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2808.htm">Strong's 2808: </a> To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close. no one οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. will open. ἀνοίγει (anoigei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 3:7 To the angel of the assembly (Rev. Re Apocalypse)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/revelation/3-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Revelation 3:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Revelation 3:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/revelation/3-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Revelation 3:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Revelation 3:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>