King James Version

Revelation 3:7

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will shut” (κλείσει) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “shutting” (κλείων) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before David here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do shut” (κλείει) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he shuts” (κλείει) before and here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλῳangelōto the angelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the angel”, the to- or for-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.to the angelτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΦιλαδελφείᾳphiladelpheiaPhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Philadelphia”, the to- or for-formG5359Philadelphia, a city of the Roman province Asia.Philadelphiaἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.γράψονgrapsonwriteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writeΤάδεtadeThese thingsὅδε (hode)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “These things”, the object formG3592this here, this, that, he, she, it.These thingsλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιοςhagioshe that is holyἅγιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that is holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.he that is holyὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθινόςalēthinoshe that is trueἀληθινόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that is true”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.he that is trueὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχωνechōnhe that hathἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.he that hathτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κλεῖνkleinkeyκλείς (kleis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “key”, the object formG2807a key.the keyΔαυίδdauidof DavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.of Davidὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνοίγωνanoigōnhe that openethἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that openeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG455I open.he that openethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐδεὶςoudeisno manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manκλείσειkleiseishuttethκλείω (kleiō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shutteth”, an action still aheadG2808I shut, shut up.shuttethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκλείωνkleiōnshuttethκλείω (kleiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shutteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2808I shut, shut up.shuttethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐδεὶςoudeisno manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manἀνοίγειanoigeiopenethἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “openeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG455I open.openeth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κλείειkleieishuttethκλείω (kleiō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shutteth”, an action still aheadG2808I shut, shut up.κλείειkleieishuttethκλείω (kleiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shutteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2808I shut, shut up.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!

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American Standard Version (1901)

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“ To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write : “ He who is holy, he who is true , he who has the key of David , he who opens and no one can shut , and who shuts and no one opens, says these things :

Darby Translation

And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:

Douay-Rheims

And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth:

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