Revelation 3:21

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

He that overcometh, I will give, unto him, to take his seat with me in my throne, as, I also, overcame, and took my seat with my Father in his throne.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"I will let everyone who wins the victory sit with me on my throne. It was the same with me. I won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revised Standard Version
He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
To him that overcommeth will I graunte to sytt with me in my seate evyn as I overcam and have sytten with my father in his seate.

Hebrew Names Version
He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

New American Standard Bible
'The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.

New Century Version
"Those who win the victory will sit with me on my throne in the same way that I won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Update Bible Version
He that overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

Webster's Bible Translation
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father on his throne.

World English Bible
He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He that overcometh, I will give him to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Weymouth's New Testament
"`To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal yyue to hym that schal ouercome, to sitte with me in my trone, as also Y ouercam, and sat with my fadir in his trone.

English Revised Version
He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

Berean Standard Bible
To the one who is victorious, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone who wins the victory will sit with me on my throne, just as I won the victory and sat with my Father on his throne.

Amplified Bible
'He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne.

American Standard Version
He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

Bible in Basic English
To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.

Complete Jewish Bible
I will let him who wins the victory sit with me on my throne, just as I myself also won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Darby Translation
He that overcomes, to him will I give to sit with me in my throne; as *I* also have overcome, and have sat down with my Father in his throne.

International Standard Version
To the one who conquers I will give a place to sit with me on my throne, just as I have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; 1 Corinthians 6:2; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 2:26-27;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And to him who overcometh I will give to sit with me upon my throne, as also I have overcome, and have sat with my Father in his throne.

Murdock Translation
And to him that is victorious, to him will I give to sit with me on my throne, even as I was victorious, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

King James Version (1611)
To him that ouercommeth, will I graunt to sit with mee in my throne, euen as I also ouercame, and am set downe with my Father in his throne.

New Living Translation
Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.

New Life Bible
I will allow the one who has power and wins to sit with Me on My throne, as I also had power and won and sat down with My Father on His throne.

New Revised Standard
To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

English Standard Version
The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Geneva Bible (1587)
To him that ouercommeth, will I graunt to sit with me in my throne, euen as I ouercame, and sit with my Father in his throne.

George Lamsa Translation
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

Douay-Rheims Bible
To him that shall overcome, I will give to sit with me in my throne: as I also have overcome and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
To hym that ouercommeth, wyll I graunt to sitte with me in my throne, euen as I ouercame, and haue sitten with my father in his throne.

Good News Translation
To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.

Christian Standard Bible®
“To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,

King James Version
To 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.

Lexham English Bible
The one who conquers, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

Literal Translation
The one overcoming, I will give to him to sit with Me in My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father in His throne.

Young's Literal Translation
He who is overcoming -- I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
To him that ouercomth, will I graute to sytt with me on my seate, eue as I ouercam and haue sytte with my father on his seate.

Mace New Testament (1729)
to 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.

New English Translation
I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

New King James Version
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Simplified Cowboy Version
To the one who rides to the end, they will sit on the throne with me. I rode to the end and was invited to sit on the throne with my Father.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Laodicea, write: - These things, saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of God: ¹⁵ I know thy works; - that neither, cold, art thou, nor hot: I would that, cold, thou hadst been, or hot. ¹⁶ Thus, because, lukewarm, thou art, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth. ¹⁷ Because thou sayest, Rich, am I, and have become enriched, and, of nothing, have I need, and knowest not that, thou, art the wretched one, and pitiable, and destitute, and blind, and naked, ¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me, gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich, - and white raiment, that thou mayest array thyself, and, the shame of thy nakedness, may not be made manifest, - and eye-salve, to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. ¹⁹ I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent. ²⁰ Lo! I am standing at the door, and knocking; if anyone shall hearken unto my voice, and open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and, he, with, me. ²¹ He that overcometh, I will give, unto him, to take his seat with me in my throne, as, I also, overcame, and took my seat with my Father in his throne. ²² He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

him: Revelation 2:7, Revelation 12:11, 1 John 5:4, 1 John 5:5

to sit: Revelation 1:6, Revelation 2:26, Revelation 2:27, Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, 1 Corinthians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 6:3, 2 Timothy 2:12

even: John 16:33

and am: Revelation 5:6-8, Revelation 7:17, Daniel 7:13, Daniel 7:14, Matthew 28:18, John 5:22, John 5:23, Ephesians 1:20-23, Philippians 2:9-21

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:8 - set them 1 Samuel 17:25 - the king 1 Kings 2:7 - eat Esther 5:1 - sat Psalms 16:6 - I have Psalms 18:29 - by thee Psalms 45:15 - they shall Psalms 91:15 - honour Psalms 98:1 - his right Psalms 101:6 - that they Psalms 149:9 - this honour Proverbs 4:9 - a crown Proverbs 16:32 - and he Isaiah 6:1 - sitting Isaiah 22:23 - a glorious Jeremiah 17:12 - General Ezekiel 1:26 - the appearance of a man Daniel 7:18 - the saints Daniel 7:22 - judgment Hosea 11:12 - ruleth Zechariah 3:7 - judge Zechariah 6:13 - bear Matthew 8:11 - shall sit Matthew 10:22 - but Matthew 24:47 - That Matthew 25:21 - I will Matthew 25:31 - then Mark 16:19 - he was Luke 9:48 - he that Luke 12:37 - that Luke 18:30 - manifold more Luke 22:69 - on John 13:32 - shall John 14:2 - my John 14:3 - I will John 14:23 - make John 17:24 - I will Acts 7:49 - Heaven Romans 5:2 - the glory Romans 5:17 - shall reign Romans 8:17 - heirs of Galatians 6:9 - if Ephesians 2:6 - sit Ephesians 3:18 - able Philippians 3:14 - press 2 Thessalonians 2:14 - to 1 Timothy 4:8 - having Hebrews 1:3 - sat Hebrews 8:1 - who James 1:12 - the crown 2 Peter 1:11 - an entrance Revelation 4:2 - and one Revelation 11:12 - And they Revelation 22:1 - proceeding Revelation 22:5 - and they Revelation 22:19 - and from

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said unto the serpent, - Of the fruit of the trees of the garden, we may eat;

Genesis 3:3
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said Ye shall not eat of it neither shall ye touch it, - lest ye die.

Genesis 3:7
Then were opened the eyes of them both, and they knew that, naked, they were, - so they tacked together fig-leaves, and made for themselves girdles,

Isaiah 61:10
I will, greatly rejoice, in Yahweh, My soul shall exult in my God, For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness, hath he enwrapt me, - As a bridegroom, adorneth himself with, a chaplet, And as a bride, bedecketh herself with, her jewels.

Romans 3:22
A righteousness of God, through faith in JesusChrist, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction, -

2 Corinthians 5:21
Him who knew not sin, in our behalf, he made to be, sin, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To him that overcometh,.... The lukewarmness, and self-confidence, and security of this state:

will I grant to sit with me in my throne; at the close of this church state, which will be the last of this kind, consisting of imperfect saints, Christ will descend from heaven with the souls of all the righteous, and raise their bodies and unite them to them; which, with the living saints, will make one general assembly and church of the firstborn, all perfect soul and body; among these he will place his tabernacle, and fix his throne; and they being all made kings as well as priests to him, shall now reign on earth with him, and that for the space of a thousand years: and this is the blessing promised the overcomers in the Laodicean state, that when Christ shall set up his kingdom among men, and reign gloriously before his ancients, they shall sit on the same throne with him, or share with him in his kingdom and glory; see Revelation 5:10;

even as I also overcame; sin, Satan, the world, death, and hell:

and am set down with my Father in his throne; in heaven, at his right hand; which is expressive of equality to him, distinction from him, communion with him, and of the honour and glory he is possessed of; but it is not on this throne that the saints will sit, only Christ sits on the same throne with the Father in heaven; it is on Christ's throne on earth, or in his personal reign there, that the saints shall sit down with him; and which honour they shall all have, all that are more than conquerors through him, and are made kings by him. And when this reign is over, then will follow the second resurrection, or the resurrection of the wicked, when will come on the judgment of the people, as Laodicea signifies; and when these, with the devils, will form themselves into the Gog and Magog army, and attack the beloved city, the church of glorified saints on earth, under Christ their King, which will issue in the everlasting destruction of the former; and thus these seven churches bring us to the end of all things.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To him that overcometh - See the notes on Revelation 2:7.

Will I grant to sit with me in my throne - That is, they will share his honors and his triumphs. See the notes on Revelation 2:26-27; compare the notes on Romans 8:17.

Even as I also overcame - As I gained a victory over the world, and over the power of the tempter. As the reward of this, he is exalted to the throne of the universe Philippians 2:6-11, and in these honors, achieved by their great and glorious Head, all the redeemed will share.

And am set down with my Father in his throne - Compare the notes on Philippians 2:6-11. That is, he has dominion over the universe. All things are put under his feet, and in the strictest unison and with perfect harmony he is united with the Father in administering the affairs of all worlds. The dominion of the Father is that of the Son - that of the Son is that of the Father; for they are one. See the notes on John 5:19; compare the Ephesians 1:20-22 notes; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 3:21. To sit with me in my throne — In every case it is to him that overcometh, to the conqueror, that the final promise is made. He that conquers not is not crowned, therefore every promise is here made to him that is faithful unto death. Here is a most remarkable expression: Jesus has conquered, and is set down with the FATHER upon the Father's throne; he who conquers through Christ sits down with Christ upon his throne: but Christ's throne and the throne of the Father is the same; and it is on this same throne that those who are faithful unto death are finally to sit! How astonishing is this state of exaltation! The dignity and grandeur of it who can conceive?

This is the worst of the seven Churches, and yet the most eminent of all the promises are made to it, showing that the worst may repent, finally conquer, and attain even to the highest state of glory.