Revelation 3:13

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
He that hath	ἔχων echōn	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
an ear	οὖς ous	G3775	the ear (physically or mentally) · noun — accusative singular neuter
let him hear	ἀκουσάτω akousatō	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular
what	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
the Spirit	πνεῦμα pneuma	G4151	a current of air · noun — nominative singular neuter
saith	λέγει legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto the churches	ἐκκλησίαις.¶ ekklēsiais	G1577	a calling out · noun — dative plural feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, wh…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 3:7-13

We have now come to the sixth letter, sent to one of the Asian churches, where observe, I. The inscription, showing, 1. For whom it was more immediately designed: The angel of the church of Philadelphia; this also was a city in Asia Minor, seated upon the borders of Mysia and Lydia, and had its name from that brotherly love for which it was eminent. We can hardly suppose that this name was given to it after it received the Christian religion, and that it was so called from that Christian affection that all believers have, and should have, one for another, as the children of one Father and the brethren of Christ; but rather that it was its ancient name, on account of the love and kindness whi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 3:13

(See on Rev 2:7).

Adam Clarke on Revelation 3:12

A pillar in the temple - There is probably all allusion here to the two pillars in the temple of Jerusalem, called Jachin and Boaz, stability and strength. The Church is the temple; Christ is the foundation on which it is built; and his ministers are the Pillars by which, under him, it is adorned and supported. St. Paul has the same allusions, Gal 2:9. I will write upon him the name of my God - That is, I will make him a priest unto myself. The priest had written on his forehead קודש ליהוה kodesh laihovah, "Holiness to the Lord." And the name of the city of my God - As the high priest had on his breastplate the names of the twelve tribes engraved, and these constituted the city or Church of…

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John Gill on Revelation 3:13

He that hath an ear, let him hear,.... See Gill on Revelation 2:7.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 3:12

Victorious Christians are secure in God’s household since, like pillars, . . . they will never have to leave it. • The name of . . . God that is inscribed on them portrays God’s ownership and the security Christians thus enjoy (see 7:4; 14:1). • The new Jerusalem is not a realm constructed by humans, but is God’s gift from heaven (21:2-10). • A new name was a sign of God’s blessing (see also 2:17); Abram, Jacob, Simon, and others were given new names (Gen 17:5; 32:28; John 1:42).

Dictionary and topics

Philadelphia — Brotherly love, a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles south-east of Sardis. It was the seat of one of the “seven churches” (Rev. 3:7-12). It came into the possession of the Turks in A.D.…
Philadelphia · One of the seven congregations in — One of the seven congregations in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).