REV 3:10 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 156918
1. Ὅτι
2. hoti
3. Because
4. Because
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y96
11. 156919
1. ἐπῆρας
2. epairō
3. -
4. -
5. 18690
6. VIAA2··S
7. ˱you˲ lifted_up
8. ˱you˲ lifted_up
9. -
10. -
11. 156920
1. ἐτήρησας
2. tēreō
3. you kept
4. -
5. 50830
6. VIAA2··S
7. ˱you˲ kept
8. ˱you˲ kept
9. -
10. Y96; R156807
11. 156921
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156922
1. λόγον
2. logos
3. message
4. -
5. 30560
6. N····AMS
7. message
8. word
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156923
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156924
1. ὑπομονῆς
2. hupomonē
3. endurance
4. -
5. 52810
6. N····GFS
7. endurance
8. endurance
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156925
1. μού
2. egō
3. of me
4. my
5. 14730
6. R···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156926
1. κἀγώ
2. kagō
3. also I
4. -
5. 25040
6. R···1N·S
7. also_I
8. also_I
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156927
1. σέ
2. su
3. you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2A·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156928
1. τηρήσω
2. tēreō
3. will be keeping
4. -
5. 50830
6. VIFA1··S
7. ˓will_be˒ keeping
8. ˓will_be˒ keeping
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156929
1. ἐκ
2. ek
3. out of
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156930
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156931
1. ὥρας
2. hōra
3. hour
4. -
5. 56100
6. N····GFS
7. hour
8. hour
9. -
10. Y96; F156936; F156937; F156942
11. 156932
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156933
1. πειρασμοῦ
2. peirasmos
3. of trial
4. -
5. 39860
6. N····GMS
7. ˱of˲ trial
8. ˱of˲ trial
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156934
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. which
4. that (which
5. 35880
6. R····GFS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156935
1. μελλούσης
2. mellō
3. going
4. -
5. 31950
6. VPPA·GFS
7. going
8. going
9. -
10. Y96; R156932
11. 156936
1. ἔρχεσθαι
2. erχomai
3. to be coming
4. -
5. 20640
6. VNPM····
7. ˓to_be˒ coming
8. ˓to_be˒ coming
9. -
10. Y96; R156932
11. 156937
1. ἐπί
2. epi
3. on
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156938
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156939
1. οἰκουμένης
2. oikoumenē
3. inhabited world
4. -
5. 36250
6. N····GFS
7. inhabited_world
8. inhabited_world
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156940
1. ὅλης
2. holos
3. whole
4. -
5. 36500
6. E····GFS
7. whole
8. whole
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156941
1. πειράσαι
2. peirazō
3. to test
4. -
5. 39850
6. VNAA····
7. ˓to˒ test
8. ˓to˒ test
9. -
10. Y96; R156932
11. 156942
1. τούς
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····AMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. -
11. 156943
1. τούς
2. ho
3. the ones
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····AMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156944
1. κατοικοῦντας
2. katoikeō
3. dwelling
4. living
5. 27300
6. VPPA·AMP
7. dwelling
8. dwelling
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156945
1. ἐπί
2. epi
3. on
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156946
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156947
1. γῆς
2. gē
3. earth
4. earth
5. 10930
6. N····GFS
7. earth
8. earth
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156948

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:7–13: Jesus spoke to the church at Philadelphia

In this section, Jesus spoke to the people who believed in him at Philadelphia. He prophesied that they would have an opportunity to do great things for him. He said that the Jews there would acknowledge that God loves the believers. Jesus then also said that he would protect them from a time of hardship. He encouraged them to remain strong in their faith. Lastly, he gave a promise to any believer who persevered in his faith.

Translate this section heading as you did for the other messages to the churches.

3:10a–b

have kept…will…keep: The same Greek verb occurs twice here. However, the phrase have kept (3:10a) means “obeyed” and the phrase will…keep (3:10b) means “will protect.” The same Greek verb is used to emphasize the reason-result connection between the two clauses.

Some languages need to use different verbs in order to indicate the correct meaning in both clauses. If that is true in your language, you may want to emphasize the reason-result connection in some other way. For example:

Since you have obeyed my command to endure patiently, indeed, I will protect you during the time/hour of trial

You obeyed my message and endured. So I will protect you from the time of trouble that everyone in all the world must go through. (CEV)

3:10a

Because you have kept My command to persevere,

You have kept my order to patiently endure,
You have obeyed my warning to persevere in your faith,

Because: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Because here introduces a reason for what is said in 3:10b. In some languages it is more natural to introduce 3:10b as a result. For example:

^10aYou have kept my command to endure patiently, ^10bso I will also keep…

you have kept My command to persevere: The believers in Philadelphia had continued to follow Jesus faithfully in spite of suffering. Jesus had commanded them to do that. Other ways to translate this clause are:

you have obeyed my command to persevere

You have obeyed my teaching about not giving up your faith (NCV)

command: The Greek word that the BSB translates as command is literally “word.” This word may refer to a command given in a prophecy to the believers in Philadelphia. Or it may refer to a command that Jesus gave during his lifetime to all believers.

persevere: The Greek word here is the same word that is translated as “perseverance” in 2:19b. Jesus wanted the believers to continue to follow him faithfully even though they suffered because of it. See how you translated this Greek word in 2:19 or 2:2.

3:10b

I will also keep you from the hour of testing

therefore I will keep you safe from the time of testing
so I will bring you out of the ordeal

I will also keep you from the hour of testing: There are two ways to interpret the Greek word that the BSB translates as from:

It means from. For example:
I will keep you from the hour of trial (RSV) (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NASB, NLT, CEV, NET, REB, NCV, ESV, KJV)
It means during. For example:
I will keep you safe in the time of trial (NJB) (NJB, NABRE, GW)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because the Greek word means “out of,” and a different Greek word means “during.”Beale (page 289) has “from.” See the note below for more information about the meaning of the word from.

I will also keep you from: The Greek word that the BSB translates as from refers to removing something from something else. Here Jesus will remove the believers in Philadelphia from the hour of trial. Other ways to translate this word are:

I will remove you out of

I will also keep you safe from (GNT)

keep you: Here the word keep refers to Jesus protecting his followers in some way. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

protect you

preserve you

the hour of testing: This phrase refers to a time of hardship. It is a time when people will suffer greatly. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

the time of trouble (GNT)

the great time of testing (NLT)

the ordeal (REB)

hour: The word hour refers figuratively to a specific period of time. But here is not clear if it is hours, days, months, or years. Use a word or phrase that allows that general meaning.

testing: This word can mean “testing” or “trial” or “hardship.” God will test people with hardship to see if they will obey or trust him. You may want to see how you translated this word in 2:10 (“to test”), Luke 8:13, or James 1:2, or refer to the notes there.

3:10c

that is about to come upon the whole world,

which will occur everywhere
that people all over the world will experience.

that is about to come upon the whole world: The Greek words are literally “that will happen to everyone in the world.” Other ways to translate this phrase are:

that will come to the whole world (NCV)

that is to fall upon the whole world (REB)

come upon the whole world: Here the phrase come upon means “happen to.” All the words here indicate that the whole world will experience something difficult. Other ways to translate this are:

occur in all the world

that the whole world will experience

3:10d

to test those who dwell on the earth.

in order to test those who dwell upon the earth.
Indeed, all people on this earth will go though that ordeal.

to test those who dwell on the earth: This clause indicates the purpose of “the hour of testing” mentioned in 3:10b. Its purpose is to test people, to see if they really obey or trust God. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

indeed, to test/try those living on the earth

in order to test all those on this earth

In some languages explaining the purpose of the test is more natural. For example:

to test the faith of those who live on the earth

test: The Greek word here has the same basic meaning as “testing” in 3:10b. The Greek word here is a verb, but the Greek word in 3:10b is a noun. See the examples above.

General Comment on 3:10a–d

In the Greek and the BSB, this verse is one long sentence. In some languages it is more natural to translate it as two or more sentences. For example:

^10aYou have kept my command to endure patiently. ^10bSo I will also keep you from the hour of trial ^10cthat is coming upon the whole world. ^10dIt will test the faith of those who live on earth.

^10aYou have obeyed my teaching about not giving up your faith. ^10bSo I will keep you from the time of trouble ^10cthat will come to the whole world ^10dto test those who live on earth. (NCV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐτήρησας τὸν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μου

˱you˲_kept (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι ἐτήρησας τόν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μού κἀγώ σέ τηρήσω ἐκ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ τῆς μελλούσης ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης πειράσαι τούς κατοικοῦντας ἐπί τῆς γῆς)

Jesus is using the term word to a command he has given by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you have kept my command of endurance]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐτήρησας τὸν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μου

Jesus is using this possessive form to describe a word or statement that commands endurance, not a statement characterized by endurance (that is, one that endures). Alternate translation: [you have obeyed my command to endure]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὸν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι ἐτήρησας τόν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μού κἀγώ σέ τηρήσω ἐκ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ τῆς μελλούσης ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης πειράσαι τούς κατοικοῦντας ἐπί τῆς γῆς)

If your language would not use an abstract noun for the idea of steadfastness, you could express it with the verb “to endure.” See how you translated this word in [1:9](../01/09.md) and in [2:2](../02/02.md). Alternate translation: [my admonition to suffer patiently]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐτήρησας & κἀγώ σε τηρήσω

˱you˲_kept & also_I (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι ἐτήρησας τόν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μού κἀγώ σέ τηρήσω ἐκ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ τῆς μελλούσης ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης πειράσαι τούς κατοικοῦντας ἐπί τῆς γῆς)

See the discussion in the General Introduction to Revelation of the various ways in which the word keep is used in this book. Alternate translation: [you have obeyed … I also will protect you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ

˱of˲_the the hour ˱of˲_the ˱of˲_trial

Jesus is using the term hour to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the time of testing]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

See the discussion in the General Introduction to Revelation of how to translate this phrase. Alternate translation: [worldly people]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Because
2. Because
3. 37540
4. S
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y96
11. 156919
1. you kept
2. -
3. 50830
5. tēreō
6. V-IAA2··S
7. ˱you˲ kept
8. ˱you˲ kept
9. -
10. Y96; R156807
11. 156921
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156922
1. message
2. -
3. 30560
5. logos
6. N-····AMS
7. message
8. word
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156923
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156924
1. endurance
2. -
3. 52810
5. hupomonē
6. N-····GFS
7. endurance
8. endurance
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156925
1. of me
2. my
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156926
1. also I
2. -
3. 25040
5. kagō
6. R-···1N·S
7. also_I
8. also_I
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156927
1. you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2A·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156928
1. will be keeping
2. -
3. 50830
5. tēreō
6. V-IFA1··S
7. ˓will_be˒ keeping
8. ˓will_be˒ keeping
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156929
1. out of
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156930
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156931
1. hour
2. -
3. 56100
5. hōra
6. N-····GFS
7. hour
8. hour
9. -
10. Y96; F156936; F156937; F156942
11. 156932
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156933
1. of trial
2. -
3. 39860
5. peirasmos
6. N-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ trial
8. ˱of˲ trial
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156934
1. which
2. that (which
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····GFS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156935
1. going
2. -
3. 31950
5. mellō
6. V-PPA·GFS
7. going
8. going
9. -
10. Y96; R156932
11. 156936
1. to be coming
2. -
3. 20640
5. erχomai
6. V-NPM····
7. ˓to_be˒ coming
8. ˓to_be˒ coming
9. -
10. Y96; R156932
11. 156937
1. on
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156938
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156939
1. inhabited world
2. -
3. 36250
5. oikoumenē
6. N-····GFS
7. inhabited_world
8. inhabited_world
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156940
1. whole
2. -
3. 36500
5. holos
6. E-····GFS
7. whole
8. whole
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156941
1. to test
2. -
3. 39850
5. peirazō
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ test
8. ˓to˒ test
9. -
10. Y96; R156932
11. 156942
1. the ones
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····AMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156944
1. dwelling
2. living
3. 27300
5. katoikeō
6. V-PPA·AMP
7. dwelling
8. dwelling
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156945
1. on
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156946
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156947
1. earth
2. earth
3. 10930
5. gē
6. N-····GFS
7. earth
8. earth
9. -
10. Y96
11. 156948

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear REV 3:10

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)