11 translations · Greek
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
- KJV King James Version
- Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- behold, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if anyone may hear My voice, and may open the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Look, I'm standing at the door, knocking. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold, I stand at the door and am knocking; if any one hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and sup with him, and he with me.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man shall hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Behold, I stand at the gate, and knock. If any man shall hear my voice, and open to me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Behold | G2400 ἰδού look! |
| ἕστηκα | hestēka | I stand | G2476 ἵστημι to stand |
| ἐπὶ | epi | at | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θύραν | thyran | door | G2374 θύρα door |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| κρούω | krouō | knock | G2925 κρούω to knock |
| ἐάν | ean | If | G1437 ἐάν if |
| τις | tis | anyone | G5100 τις one |
| ἀκούσῃ | akousē | hears | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φωνῆς | phōnēs | voice | G5456 φωνή voice/sound: voice |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀνοίξῃ | anoixē | opens | G455 ἀνοίγω to open |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θύραν | thyran | door | G2374 θύρα door |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| εἰσελεύσομαι | eiseleusomai | I will come in | G1525 εἰσέρχομαι to enter |
| πρὸς | pros | — | G4314 πρός to/with |
| αὐτὸν | auton | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δειπνήσω | deipnēsō | dine | G1172 δειπνέω to dine |
| μετ’ | met’ | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| αὐτὸς | autos | he | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| μετ’ | met’ | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- Luke 12:36–37
Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.
- Revelation 19:9
He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” He said to me, “These are true words of God.”
- John 14:21–23
One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
- Matthew 24:33
Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
- Song of Solomon 5:2–4
I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.” I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them? My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.
- Luke 17:8
and will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
21 He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
Read all of Revelation 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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