Revelation 3:3

3:3 Therefore, remember what you received and heard, ¹  and obey it, ²  and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never ³  know at what hour I will come against ⁴  you.

Revelation 3:5

3:5 The one who conquers ⁵  will be dressed like them ⁶  in white clothing, ⁷  and I will never ⁸  erase ⁹  his name from the book of life, but ¹⁰  will declare ¹¹  his name before my Father and before his angels.

Revelation 18:7

18:7 As much as ¹²  she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, ¹³  to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, ¹⁴  ‘I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!’

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¹ tn The expression πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας (pw" eilhfa" kai hkousa") probably refers to the initial instruction in the Christian life they had received and been taught; this included doctrine and ethical teaching.

² tn Grk “keep it,” in the sense of obeying what they had initially been taught.

³ tn The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mh, the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek).

⁴ tn Or “come on.”

⁵ tn Or “who overcomes.”

⁶ tn Grk “thus.”

⁷ tn Or “white robes.”

⁸ tn The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mh), the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek.

⁹ tn Or “will never wipe out.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹¹ tn Grk “will confess.”

¹² tn “As much as” is the translation of ὅσα (Josa).

¹³ tn On the term ἐστρηνίασεν (estrhniasen) BDAG 949 s.v. στρηνιάω states, “live in luxury, live sensually Rv 18:7. W. πορνεύειν vs. 9.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “said in her heart,” an idiom for saying something to oneself.