Revelation 3:9
New English Translation
9 Listen![a] I am going to make those people from the synagogue[b] of Satan—who say they are Jews yet[c] are not, but are lying—Look, I will make[d] them come and bow down[e] at your feet and acknowledge[f] that I have loved you.
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- Revelation 3:9 tn Grk “behold” (L&N 91.13).
- Revelation 3:9 sn See the note on synagogue in 2:9.
- Revelation 3:9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast between what these people claimed and what they were.
- Revelation 3:9 tn The verb here is ποιέω (poieō), but in this context it has virtually the same meaning as δίδωμι (didōmi) used at the beginning of the verse. Stylistic variation like this is typical of Johannine literature.
- Revelation 3:9 tn The verb here is προσκυνήσουσιν (proskunēsousin), normally used to refer to worship.
- Revelation 3:9 tn Or “and know,” “and recognize.”
Revelation 3:9
New International Version
Revelation 3:9
King James Version
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.
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