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Revelation 3 — Sermon Preparation
Letters to the churches in Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea diagnose their spiritual condition and call them to repent and overcome. Below is a research summary for Revelation 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 525 / 167
- Greek words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Revelation 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὄνομα | ónoma | G3686 | 8 | called, name |
| ἐκκλησία | ekklēsía | G1577 | 6 | assembly, church |
| νικάω | nikáō | G3528 | 4 | conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory |
| ζεστός | zestós | G2200 | 3 | hot |
| ψυχρός | psychrós | G5593 | 3 | cold |
| τηρέω | tēréō | G5083 | 4 | hold fast, keep, serve, watch |
| ἀνοίγω | anoígō | G455 | 4 | open |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Laodicea was the last and worst of the seven churches of Asia. Here our Lord Jesus styles himself, "The Amen;" one steady and unchangeable in all his purposes and promises. If religion is worth anything, it is worth every thing. Christ expects men should be in earnest. How many professors of gospel doctrine are neither hot nor cold; except as they are indifferent in needful matters, and hot and fiery in disputes about things of lesser moment! A severe punishment is threatened. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Revelation 3:14–25 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Sardis— Rev 3:1
- Jerusalem— Rev 3:12
- Laodicea— Rev 3:14
- Philadelphia— Rev 3:7
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