Revelation 3:3 (GNV)

Passage

Remember therefore, how thou hast receiued and heard, and hold fast and repent. If therefore thou wilt not watch, I will come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not know what houre I wil come vpon thee.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:1 ANd write vnto the Angel of the Church which is at Sardis, These things saith he that hath the seuen Spirits of God, and the seuen starres, I knowe thy workes: for thou hast a name that thou liuest, but thou art dead.

Revelation 3:2 Be awake, and strengthen the things which remaine, that are readie to die: for I haue not found thy workes perfite before God.

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore, how thou hast receiued and heard, and hold fast and repent. If therefore thou wilt not watch, I will come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not know what houre I wil come vpon thee.

Revelation 3:4 Notwithstanding thou hast a few names yet in Sardis, which haue not defiled their garments: and they shall walke with me in white: for they are worthy.

Revelation 3:5 He that ouercommeth, shalbe clothed in white araye, and I will not put out his name out of the booke of life, but I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "therefore", "thou", "hast", "receiued", "heard", "hold", and "fast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Be awake and strengthen the things which..." into verse 4's "Notwithstanding thou hast a few names yet...", so "remember" and "therefore" 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 "remember" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.