Revelation 3:9 (YLT)

Passage

lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:7 `And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!

Revelation 3:8 I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door--opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;

Revelation 3:9 lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.

Revelation 3:10 `Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

Revelation 3:11 Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "synagogue", "adversary", "saying", "themselves", "jews", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "synagogue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "I have known thy works lo I..." into verse 10's "Because thou didst keep the word of...", so "make" and "synagogue" 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 "make" and "synagogue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.