Revelation 3:2-3

3:2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about ¹  to die, because I have not found your deeds complete ²  in the sight ³  of my God. 3:3 Therefore, remember what you received and heard, ⁴  and obey it, ⁵  and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never ⁶  know at what hour I will come against ⁷  you.

Revelation 3:10

3:10 Because you have kept ⁸  my admonition ⁹  to endure steadfastly, ¹⁰  I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

[3:2]  ¹ tn The verb ἔμελλον (emellon) is in the imperfect tense.

[3:2]  ² tn The perfect passive participle has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect here.

[3:2]  ³ tn Or “in the judgment.” BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 3 states, “in the opinion/judgment of…As a rule…of θεός or κύριος; so after…πεπληρωμένος Rv 3:2.”

[3:3]  ⁴ tn The expression πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας (pw" eilhfa" kai hkousa") probably refers to the initial instruction in the Christian life they had received and been taught; this included doctrine and ethical teaching.

[3:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “keep it,” in the sense of obeying what they had initially been taught.

[3:3]  ⁶ tn The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mh, the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek).

[3:3]  ⁷ tn Or “come on.”

[3:10]  ⁸ tn Or “obey.” For the translation of τηρέω (threw) as “obey” see L&N 36.19. In the Greek there is a wordplay: “because you have kept my word…I will keep you,” though the meaning of τηρέω is different each time.

[3:10]  ⁹ tn The Greek term λόγον (logon) is understood here in the sense of admonition or encouragement.

[3:10]  ¹⁰ tn Or “to persevere.” Here ὑπομονῆς (Jupomonhs) has been translated as a genitive of reference/respect related to τὸν λόγον (ton logon).