Revelation 3:11 (DRB)

Passage

Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

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

Revelation 3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "come", "quickly", "fast", "thou", "hast", and "take". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Because thou hast kept the word of..." into verse 12's "He that shall overcome I will make...", so "behold" and "come" 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 "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.