Revelation 3:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Buy

Matthew 13:44

Matthew 25:9

Gold

1 Corinthians 3:12

1 Peter 1:7

That thou

James 2:5

White

2 Corinthians 5:3

The shame

Revelation 16:15

Anoint

John 9:6

1 John 2:20

General references

1 Corinthians 10:12

Bible References

Buy

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

But the wise replied, 'No, there may not be enough for both us and you; go rather to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

Gold

Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

That thou

I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and I know the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that through his poverty you might become rich.

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous and ready to share,

Listen, my beloved brethren: has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

White

Yet you have a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and where have they come from?"

("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.")

It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean"; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

so that when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

The shame

("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.")

Anoint

As he said this, he spat on the ground and made clay of the saliva, and anointed the man's eyes with the clay.

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.

General references

Therefore let any one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.