Revelation 3:20 (KJV)

Passage

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open 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 tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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

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

Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, 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 unto the churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "stand", "door", "knock", "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 "As many as I love I rebuke..." into verse 21's "To him that overcometh will I grant...", 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.