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Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and…

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
Revelation 3:19 · KJV

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17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

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Verse explanation

This explains the letter's harsh tone: the rebuke is not rejection, it is a sign of care, compared to the discipline given to those one loves.

From the Revelation 3 study in Bible in Stories.

Revelation 3:19 in other versions

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In other languages: Português (Apocalipse 3:19) · Español (Apocalipsis 3:19)

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