Revelation 3:20 (DRB)

Passage

Behold, I stand at the gate and knock. If any man shall hear my voice and open to me 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, fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich and mayest be clothed in white garments: and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear. And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Revelation 3:19 Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the gate and knock. If any man shall hear my voice and open to me the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him: and he with me.

Revelation 3:21 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.

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", "gate", "knock", "shall", "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 "Such as I love I rebuke and..." into verse 21's "To him that shall overcome I will...", 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.