Revelation 3:3
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
κλέπτης
One who takes secretly, cunningly — what does not belong to him. Jesus contrasts the thief directly with Himself. The thief comes to drain and destroy life. Jesus comes to give it — not just life, but life overflowing. Know who is at the door.
μετανοέω
do repent.
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μετανοέω
Meta — after. Noeo — to think. To think again after. Repentance is not self-punishment. It is a change of mind so complete that your direction changes. You were walking one way. Now you walk another. That is metanoia.
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οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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τηρέω
do keep it
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τηρέω
To keep, to guard, to observe. Tereo. Keep yourselves in the love of God. Staying in God's love requires active keeping. Do not drift. Make choices that keep you close.
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γινώσκω
you may know
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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μνημονεύω
do remember
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μνημονεύω
To remember, to keep in mind. Mnemoneuo. Remember Lot's wife. Not every act of looking back is neutral. Some backward glances become the defining moment of a life.
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ἐάν
If
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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πῶς
what
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πῶς
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
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ποῖος
at what
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ποῖος
individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one
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λαμβάνω
you have received
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ἥκω
I will come
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ἥκω
to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)
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γρηγορεύω
you shall watch,
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γρηγορεύω
to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively)
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ὥρα
hour
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ὥρα
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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