11 translations · Greek
Revelation 3:21
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.
Revelation 3:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- He who is overcoming—I will give to him to sit with Me in My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father in His throne.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I will have those who are victorious sit down with me beside my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down beside my Father on his throne.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- He who is overcoming — I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that overcomes, to him will I give to sit with me in my throne; as I also have overcome, and have sat down with my Father in his throne.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father on his throne.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- To him that shall overcome, I will give to sit with me in my throne: as I also have overcome, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | HO | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νικῶν | nikōn | overcomes | G3528 νικάω to conquer |
| δώσω | dōsō | I will grant [the right] | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| αὐτῷ | autō | To [the one] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καθίσαι | kathisai | to sit | G2523 καθίζω to seat |
| μετ’ | met’ | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐν | en | on | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θρόνῳ | thronō | throne | G2362 θρόνος throne |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὡς | hōs | just as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| κἀγὼ | kagō | I | G2504 κἀγώ and I |
| ἐνίκησα | enikēsa | overcame | G3528 νικάω to conquer |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐκάθισα | ekathisa | sat down | G2523 καθίζω to seat |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατρός | Patros | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐν | en | on | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θρόνῳ | thronō | throne | G2362 θρόνος throne |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- 2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.
- Revelation 2:26–27
He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations. He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father:
- John 16:33
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
- Revelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
- 1 Corinthians 6:2–3
Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Don’t you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
- 1 John 5:4–5
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
- Luke 22:30
that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
- Matthew 28:18
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Revelation 20:4
I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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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