Revelation 3:10 (DBY)

Passage

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, *I* also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an opened door, which no one can shut, because thou hast a little power, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will cause that they shall come and shall do homage before thy feet, and shall know that *I* have loved thee.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, *I* also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 3:11 I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Revelation 3:12 He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "thou", "hast", "kept", "word", "patience", "keep", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Behold I make them of the synagogue..." into verse 11's "I come quickly hold fast what thou...", so "world" and "thou" 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 "world" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.