Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
Revelation 3:9 Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. Bible > Revelation > Chapter 3 > Verse 9◄ Revelation 3:9 ► Audio Crossref Comment Greek Verse (Click for Chapter)New International VersionI will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.New Living TranslationLook, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.English Standard VersionBehold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.Berean Standard BibleLook at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.Berean Literal BibleBehold, I give those from the synagogue of Satan--those declaring themselves to be Jews, and are not, but they lie--behold, I will cause them that they will come and will worship before your feet, and they shall know that I have loved you.King James BibleBehold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.New King James VersionIndeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.New American Standard BibleBehold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.NASB 1995Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie— I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.NASB 1977 ‘Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them to come and bow down at your feet, and to know that I have loved you.Legacy Standard Bible Behold, I am giving up those of the synagogue of Satan, those who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.Amplified BibleTake note, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet and make them know [without any doubt] that I have loved you.Christian Standard BibleNote this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.Holman Christian Standard BibleTake note! I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—note this—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you. American Standard VersionBehold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Aramaic Bible in Plain English“And behold, I grant some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say about themselves that they are Jews and are not, but they are lying, behold, I shall make them come and worship before your feet and to know that I love you.”Contemporary English VersionNow you will see what I will do with those people who belong to Satan's group. They claim to be God's people, but they are liars. I will make them come and kneel down at your feet. Then they will know that I love you. Douay-Rheims BibleBehold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee. English Revised VersionBehold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them which say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.GOD'S WORD® TranslationI will make those who are in Satan's synagogue come and bow at your feet and realize that I have loved you. They claim that they are Jewish, but they are lying.Good News TranslationListen! As for that group that belongs to Satan, those liars who claim that they are Jews but are not, I will make them come and bow down at your feet. They will all know that I love you. International Standard VersionI will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan—those who claim to be Jews and aren't, but are lying—come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you. Literal Standard Versionbehold, I give from the synagogue of Satan—those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them that they may come and prostrate before your feet, and may know that I loved you.Majority Standard BibleLook at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.New American BibleBehold, I will make those of the assembly of Satan who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying, behold I will make them come and fall prostrate at your feet, and they will realize that I love you.NET BibleListen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan--who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying--Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.New Revised Standard VersionI will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but are lying—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.New Heart English BibleLook, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie; look, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.Webster's Bible TranslationBehold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Weymouth New TestamentI will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain that I have loved you.World English BibleBehold, I make some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie—behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. Young's Literal Translation lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.Additional Translations ...Audio BibleContextTo the Church in Philadelphia…8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. 9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. 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.…Berean Standard Bible · DownloadCross ReferencesIsaiah 43:4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: "The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: 'God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.'"Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame."Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.John 17:23I in them and You in Me--that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.Revelation 2:9I know your affliction and your poverty--though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.Treasury of ScriptureBehold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.the synagogue.Revelation 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.I will make them to.Exodus 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.Exodus 12:30-32 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead… 1 Samuel 2:36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.Jump to PreviousAdversary Belonging Bow Cause Claim Fall False. Feet Homage Jews Lie Satan Satan's Synagogue Themselves WorshipJump to NextAdversary Belonging Bow Cause Claim Fall False. Feet Homage Jews Lie Satan Satan's Synagogue Themselves WorshipRevelation 31. The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved and exhorted to repent.37. The angel of the church of Philadelphia is approved for his diligence and patience;14. the angel of Laodicea rebuked for being neither hot nor cold.20. Christ stands at the door and knocks. 1/1 Skip Ad Continue watching after the ad Visit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE StayNext 360p 720p HD 1080p HD Auto (360p) About Connatix V381472 Closed Captions About Connatix V381472 Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Behold, I will make.--Better, Behold, I give some. There is no word to express this in the original, but as a word must be supplied to complete the sense, it is better to adopt "some" than the "them" of the Authorised version, as it is not a promise that all of the synagogue of Satan should come.Of the synagogue of Satan.--We have here a re-appearance of the same troubles which afflicted the Church of Smyrna: the fixed and contemptuous exclusiveness of the Judaising party was their trial. But there was a time coming (perhaps the hour of temptation spoken of in the next verse) when these faithful ones, now abused and excommunicated by the fanatical synagogue, would be courted, acknowledged--nay, their aid invoked.I will make them to come and worship before my feet, and to know that I have loved thee.--Some see in this a hint that the power of a large-hearted party to protect the Judaisers would be derived from the influence of the Gentiles, whose presence in the Church had been a stumbling-block to the Jewish party. This may have been, and doubtless was, often the case. But the promise seems to have a higher fulfilment. The course of events would show that the so-called latitudinarian was the nearest to Christ; time would transform the suspected into the respected. The Amorites would come, and the disinherited Jephthahs would be brought to be head of Gilead. In days of such trouble their strongest opponents would become their warmest supporters. An illustration of this will occur to the mind of the reader in the marvellous support which has been given to the growth of Christianity by Jews with the tongue, with the pen, with the harp and organ. Let the names of Neander, Rossini, and Mendelssohn stand for hundreds more.Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - Behold I give of the synagogue of Satan. The true reading seems to be neither δίδωμι nor δέδωκα, but διδῶ, from the form διδόω, which is fairly common in classical Greek. The construction, ἐκ τῆς- συναγωγῆς, the partitive genitive used as subject or object of a verb, is frequent in St. John's writings (John 1:24; John 7:40; John 16:17:2 John 4; comp. John 6:39; John 21:10). The Church of Smyrna was encouraged with a promise that their Jewish opponents should not be victorious over them. The Philadelphian Christians are told that they shall be victorious over their Jewish opponents. As before (Revelation 2:9), those who "say they are Jews, and they are not," are Jews who refuse to believe in the Messiah and reject the Gospel. The only true Jews are those who accept the Christ. They are not, but do lie. Antithetic parallelism, as in ver. 8 and Revelation 2:13. I will make them to come and worship at thy feet. This would be fulfilled when the destruction of Jerusalem drove large numbers of Jews into Asia Minor. Every city which had previously had a Jewish colony would then receive a great influx of refugees. This augmented Jewish settlement at Philadelphia was to furnish some converts to the Christian Church; but, as we learn from the epistles of Ignatius, these converts tainted the Church with a stubborn form of Judaistic error. Hence the need of the warning in ver. 11. Compare "The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet" (Isaiah 60:14; Isaiah 49:23). Know that I have loved thee. The "I" is emphatic: "I will cause them to recoginize that in this you received a blessing manifestly Divine." Parallel Commentaries ...GreekLook atἰδοὺ (idou)Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularStrong's 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo![those who belong] toἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.theτῆς (tēs)Article - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.synagogueσυναγωγῆς (synagōgēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 4864: From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.of Satan,Σατανᾶ (Satana)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 4567: An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil.whoτῶν (tōn)Article - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.claimλεγόντων (legontōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to beεἶναι (einai)Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.JewsἸουδαίους (Ioudaious)Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.[but]καὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. areεἰσὶν (eisin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.liarsψεύδονται (pseudontai)Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 5574: To deceive, lie, speak falsely. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood.instead.ἀλλὰ (alla)ConjunctionStrong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.I will makeποιήσω (poiēsō)Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.themαὐτοὺς (autous)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.comeἥξουσιν (hēxousin)Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2240: To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. bow downπροσκυνήσουσιν (proskynēsousin)Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 4352: From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.atἐνώπιον (enōpion)PrepositionStrong's 1799: Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of.yourσου (sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.feet,ποδῶν (podōn)Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 4228: The foot. A primary word; a 'foot'.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they will knowγνῶσιν (gnōsin)Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.thatὅτι (hoti)ConjunctionStrong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.Iἐγὼ (egō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.loveἠγάπησά (ēgapēsa)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.you.σε (se)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.LinksRevelation 3:9 NIVRevelation 3:9 NLTRevelation 3:9 ESVRevelation 3:9 NASBRevelation 3:9 KJVRevelation 3:9 BibleApps.comRevelation 3:9 Biblia ParalelaRevelation 3:9 Chinese BibleRevelation 3:9 French BibleRevelation 3:9 Catholic BibleNT Prophecy: Revelation 3:9 Behold I give of the synagogue (Rev. Re Apocalypse)