Revelation 3:20 (ASV)

Passage

Behold, 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.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, 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.

Revelation 3:21 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.

Revelation 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "stand", "door", "knock", "hear", "voice", and "open". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "stand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "As many as I love I reprove..." into verse 21's "He that overcometh I will give to...", so "behold" and "stand" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "stand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.