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Revelation 3:12

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Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

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KJV King James Version

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

WEB World English Bible

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

ASV American Standard Version

He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

He who is overcoming—I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and without he may not go any more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that doth come down out of the heaven from my God—also my new name.

Surrounding context — Revelation 3

9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

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

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

G3588 · hothe/this/whoνικῶν,G3528 · nikaōto conquerποιήσωG4160 · poieōto do/make: doαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heστῦλονG4769 · stulospillarἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoναῷG3485 · naostempleτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodμου,G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔξωG1854 · exōout/outside(r)οὐG3756 · ounoμὴG3361 · mēnotἐξέλθῃG1831 · exerchomaito go outἔτι,G2089 · etistillκαὶG2532 · kaiandγράψωG1125 · graphōto writeἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄνομαG3686 · onomanameτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄνομαG3686 · onomanameτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλεωςG4172 · poliscityτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodμου,G3165 · memeτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαινῆςG2537 · kainosnewἸερουσαλήμ,G2419 · HierousalēmJerusalemG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαταβαίνουσαG2597 · katabainōto come/go downἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodμου,G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄνομάG3686 · onomanameμουG3165 · memeτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαινόν.G2537 · kainosnew

Cross-references

Revelation 22:4And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Revelation 14:1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.Galatians 2:9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.Jeremiah 1:18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.Revelation 2:17He 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 hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,Psalm 48:8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.1 John 4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.Ephesians 3:15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,Galatians 4:26-27But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.1 Kings 7:21And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.Revelation 21:10-27And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,Revelation 2:7He 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, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.Ezekiel 48:35[It was] round about eighteen thousand [measures]: and the name of the city from [that] day [shall be], The LORD [is] there.1 John 2:13-14I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.Revelation 17:14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.Isaiah 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: