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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “thus” (οὕτως) before will be here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “I will acknowledge” (ὁμολογήσω) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “this” (οὗτος) before will be here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I will confess” (ἐξομολογήσομαι) before the here.
ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νικῶνnikōnHe that overcomethνικάω (nikaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that overcometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3528I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.He that overcomethοὕτωςhoutōssameοὕτω(ς)adverb — “same”G3779thus, so, in this manner.the sameπεριβαλεῖταιperibaleitaishall be clothedπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be clothed”, an action still aheadG4016I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).shall be clothedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἱματίοιςhimatioisraimentἱμάτιον (himation)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “raiment”, the to- or for-formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.raimentλευκοῖςleukoiswhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “white”, the to- or for-formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐξαλείψωexaleipsōI willἐξαλείφω (exaleiphō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will”, an action still aheadG1813I plaster, wash over; I wipe off, wipe out, obliterate.I willτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βίβλουbibloubookβίβλος (biblos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “book”, the of-formG976a written book, roll, or volume, sometimes with a sacred connotation.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῆςzōēslifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁμολογήσωhomologēsōto confessὁμολογέω (homologeō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to confess”, an action still aheadG3670(a) I promise, agree, (b) I confess, (c) I publicly declare, (d) a Hebraism, I praise, celebrate.This verse uses “confess”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
οὗτοςhoutossameοὗτοςadverb — “same”G3778this; he, she, it.ἐξομολογήσομαιexomologēsomaiI will confessἐξομολογέω (exomologeō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will confess”, an action still aheadG1843(a) I consent fully, agree out and out, (b) I confess, admit, acknowledge (cf. the early Hellenistic sense of the middle: I acknowledge a debt), (c) I give thanks, praise.This verse uses “confess”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
He who is overcoming — this one — shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.
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American Standard Version (1901)
He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Young’s Literal Translation
He who is overcoming — this one — shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.
World English Bible
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments , and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life , and I will confess his name before my Father , and before his angels.
Darby Translation
He that overcomes, he shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
Douay-Rheims
He that shall overcome, shall thus be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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