Revelation 3:3-5

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Revelation 3:3 tn The expression πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας (pōs eilēphas kai ēkousas) probably refers to the initial instruction in the Christian life they had received and been taught; this included doctrine and ethical teaching.
2. Revelation 3:3 tn Grk “keep it,” in the sense of obeying what they had initially been taught.
3. Revelation 3:3 tn The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mē, the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek).
4. Revelation 3:3 tn Or “come on.”
5. Revelation 3:4 tn Grk “a few names”; here ὄνομα (onoma) is used by figurative extension to mean “person” or “people”; according to L&N 9.19 there is “the possible implication of existence or relevance as individuals.”
6. Revelation 3:4 tn Or “soiled” (so NAB, NRSV, NIV); NCV “have kept their clothes unstained”; CEV “have not dirtied your clothes with sin.”
7. Revelation 3:4 tn The word “dressed” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
8. Revelation 3:5 tn Or “who overcomes.”
9. Revelation 3:5 tn Grk “thus.”
10. Revelation 3:5 tn Or “white robes.”
11. Revelation 3:5 tn The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mē), the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek.
12. Revelation 3:5 tn Or “will never wipe out.”
13. Revelation 3:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
14. Revelation 3:5 tn Grk “will confess.”