Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take your crown.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take your crown.
I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
Behold, I come quickly - These things will shortly take place; and I am coming with consolations and rewards to my faithful followers, and with judgments to my adversaries.
Take thy crown - God has provided mansions for you; let none through your fall occupy those seats of blessedness.
Behold, I come quickly - That is, in the trials referred to. Compare the notes on Revelation 1:1, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:16.
Hold that fast which thou hast - That is, whatever of truth and piety you now possess. See the notes on Revelation 3:3.
That no man take thy crown - The crown of life appointed for all who are true believers. See the notes on 2 Timothy 4:8. The truth which is taught bore is, that by negligence or unfaithfulness in duty we may be deprived of the glory which we might have obtained if we had been faithful to our God and Saviour. We need to be on our constant guard, that, in a world of temptation, where the enemies of truth abound, we may not be robbed of the crown that we might have worn forever. Compare notes on 2 John 1:8.
3:11 Thy crown - Which is ready for thee, if thou endure to the end.