Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The person who conquers in this way will wear white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the Book of Life. I will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and his angels.
A Conservative Version
He who overcomes, this man will be clothed in white garments, and I will, no, not erase his name out of the book of life. And I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his agents.
American Standard Version
He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The person who has victory [in the Christian life] will be dressed like that, in white clothing, and I will not blot out his name from the book of life. And I will confess his name in front of my Father and His angels.
Anderson New Testament
He that overcomes, shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot his name out of the book of life: and I will con fess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Common New Testament
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he that overcometh, the same shall be cloathed in white raiment; I will not efface his name out of the book of life, but I will own him before my father, and before his angels.
Darby Translation
He that overcomes, he shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
As for the conqueror, he shall be clothed in white apparel; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life; but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Godbey New Testament
The one conquering shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and in the presence of his angels.
Goodspeed New Testament
He who is victorious will be clothed thus, in white clothing, and I will not erase his name from the book of life, but I will acknowledge him as mine in the presence of my Father and his angels.
John Wesley New Testament
He that overcometh, he shall be cloathed in white raiment, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name, before my Father and before his angels.
Julia Smith Translation
He conquering, the same shall be surrounded in white garments; and I will not wipe out his name from the book of life, but I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his messengers.
King James 2000
He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white clothing; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The one who conquers in this way will be dressed in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
Modern King James verseion
The one who overcomes, this one will be clothed in white clothing. And I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that overcometh shall be clothed in white array, and I will not put out his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my father, and before his angels.
Moffatt New Testament
'The conqueror shall be clad in white raiment; I will never erase his name from the book of Life, but will own him openly before my Father and before his angels.'
Montgomery New Testament
He who overcomes shall thus be clad in white raiment; and I will in no wise blot out his name from the book of life, and I will own his name before my Father, and before his angels.
NET Bible
The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
New Heart English Bible
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Noyes New Testament
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, and I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Sawyer New Testament
He that conquers shall be clothed in white robes, and I will not obliterate his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
The Emphasized Bible
He that overcometh, shall, thus, array himself in white garments, and in nowise will I blot out his name, from the book of life; and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his messengers.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He that overcometh, this man shall be clothed in white robes; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He who conquers shall be clothed in these white robes, and I will not 'strike his name out of the Book of Life'; but I will own him before my Father, and before his angels.
Webster
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Weymouth New Testament
"'In this way he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments; and I will certainly not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father and His angels.
Williams New Testament
Whoever conquers will be clothed this way -- in white clothes -- and I will never blot his name out of the book of life, but I will own him as mine in the presence of my Father and His angels.
World English Bible
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Worrell New Testament
He that overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will in nowise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Worsley New Testament
He that overcometh shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life; but I will own his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Youngs Literal Translation
He who is overcoming -- this one -- shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.
Themes
Adorning » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
Battle of Life » Promises of ultimate triumph » Robes of righteousness
Church » Garments of » White raiment, the heavenly garment
Clothing » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
Confession » Who jesus Christ will confess
Genealogies » Illustrative of the record of saints in the book of life
God's Promises » To the overcomers » Robes of righteousness
Judgment » Christ will acknowledge saints at
Name » Whose name shall not be blotted out of the book of life
Overcomers » Robes of righteousness
white Raiment » The heavenly garment
Victory/overcoming » Those that overcome (are victorious)
War » Figurative » Be confessed by Christ in the presence of God the father
War » Figurative » Be clothed in white clothing
War » Figurative » Not have their names blotted out of the book of life
Warfare of saints » They who overcome in, shall » Be confessed by Christ before God the father
Warfare of saints » They who overcome in, shall » Be clothed in white raiment
Interlinear
Periballo
himation
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Onoma
ὄνομα
Onoma
Usage: 162
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 3:5
Prayers for Revelation 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Letter To The Church In Sardis
4 But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me. 5 He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 10:32
To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
Revelation 2:7
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 13:8
And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.
Revelation 17:8
The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone's name was not in the book of life, he went down into the sea of fire.
Revelation 21:27
And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.
Psalm 69:28
Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
Malachi 3:17
And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.
Luke 12:8
And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.
Philippians 4:3
And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.
Revelation 3:4
But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.
Exodus 32:32-33
But now, if you will give them forgiveness--but if not, let my name be taken out of your book.
Deuteronomy 9:14
Let me send destruction on them till their very name is cut off; and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they.
1 Samuel 17:25
And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,
Revelation 19:8
And to her it was given to be clothed in delicate linen, clean and shining: for the clean linen is the righteousness of the saints.
Revelation 22:19
And if any man takes away from the words of this book, God will take away from him his part in the tree of life and the holy town, even the things which are in this book.
Psalm 109:13
Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.