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Revelation 16:15

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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ἸδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.BeholdἔρχομαιerchomaiI comeἔρχομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.I comeὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκλέπτηςkleptēsa thiefκλέπτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a thief”, the subject formG2812a thief.a thiefμακάριοςmakariosBlessedμακάριοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.Blessedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γρηγορῶνgrēgorōnis he that watchethγρηγορέω (grēgoreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “is he that watcheth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1127(a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant.is he that watchethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτηρῶνtērōnkeepethτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “keepeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.keepethτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάτιαhimatiagarmentsἱμάτιον (himation)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “garments”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.garmentsαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.γυμνὸςgumnosnakedγυμνόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “naked”, the subject formG1131rarely: stark-naked; generally: wearing only the under-garment; bare, open, manifest; mere.περιπατῇperipatēto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.βλέπωσινblepōsinto seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnshameἀσχημοσύνη (aschēmosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “shame”, the object formG808unseemly behavior, unseemliness, indecency, shame, nakedness, an indecent (lewd) act.This verse uses “shame”.shameαὐτοῦ—autouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'lo, I do come as a thief; happy [is] he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' —

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American Standard Version (1901)

(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)

Young’s Literal Translation

'lo, I do come as a thief; happy [is] he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' —

World English Bible

“ Behold , I come like a thief . Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes , so that he doesn’ t walk naked , and they see his shame.”

Darby Translation

(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they [may not] see his shame.)

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