Revelation 3:20 (GNV)

Passage

Behold, I stand at the doore, and knocke. If any man heare my voice and open ye doore, I wil come in vnto him, and will suppe with him, and he with me.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:18 I counsell thee to bye of me gold tried by the fire, that thou maiest bee made rich: and white raiment, that thou maiest be clothed, and that thy filthie nakednesse doe not appeare: and anoynt thine eyes with eye salue, that thou maiest see.

Revelation 3:19 As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and amend.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the doore, and knocke. If any man heare my voice and open ye doore, I wil come in vnto him, and will suppe with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3:21 To him that ouercommeth, will I graunt to sit with me in my throne, euen as I ouercame, and sit with my Father in his throne.

Revelation 3:22 Let him that hath an eare, heare what the Spirit saieth vnto the Churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "stand", "doore", "knocke", "heare", "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 loue I rebuke..." into verse 21's "To him that ouercommeth will I graunt...", 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.