Revelation 3:8 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:6 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "works", "behold", "before", "thee", "opened", "door", "shut", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "works" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And to the angel of the assembly..." into verse 9's "Behold I make them of the synagogue...", so "works" and "behold" 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 "works" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.