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Revelation 3:5

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3:5The one who conquers18 will be dressed like them19 in white clothing,20 and I will never21 erase22 his name from the book of life, but23 will declare24 his name before my Father and before his angels.

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Revelation 3:5: The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Footnotes

  1. 18 Or “who overcomes.”
  2. 19 Grk “thus.”
  3. 20 Or “white robes.”
  4. 21 The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mē), the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek.
  5. 22 Or “will never wipe out.”
  6. 23 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  7. 24 Grk “will confess.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“In the same way, the one who conquers will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.

NLTNew Living Translation

All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who conquers in this way will be dressed in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.