Revelation 3:11 “I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take…”

Revelation 3:11

I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

World English Bible

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

American Standard Version

I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, I come shortly: holde that which thou hast, that no man take thy crowne.

Darby Translation

I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.

Bible in Basic English

I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

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Cross references

“I come”

Revelation 22:12 Revelation 22:20 Revelation 1:3 Revelation 22:7 Zephaniah 1:14 James 5:9

Revelation 22:12 · BSB

“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

Revelation 22:20 · BSB

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Revelation 1:3 · BSB

Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.

Revelation 22:7 · BSB

“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book. ”

Zephaniah 1:14 · BSB

The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

James 5:9 · BSB

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

“hold”

Revelation 2:25 Revelation 3:3 Revelation 2:13

Revelation 2:25 · BSB

than to hold fast to what you have until I come.

Revelation 3:3 · BSB

Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.

Revelation 2:13 · BSB

I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

“thy”

James 1:12 Revelation 2:10 2 Timothy 4:8 2 Timothy 2:5 Revelation 4:10 1 Corinthians 9:25

James 1:12 · BSB

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Revelation 2:10 · BSB

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown…

2 Timothy 4:8 · BSB

From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

2 Timothy 2:5 · BSB

Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.

Revelation 4:10 · BSB

the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

1 Corinthians 9:25 · BSB

Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

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