Revelation 3:7

Good News Translation

“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: “This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He has the key that belonged to David, and when he opens a door, no one can close it, and when he closes it, no one can open it.

Cross References

Job 11:10

If God arrests you and brings you to trial, who is there to stop him?

Job 12:14

When God tears down, who can rebuild, and who can free those God imprisons?

Psalm 145:17

The Lord is righteous in all he does, merciful in all his acts.

Psalm 16:10

because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.

Psalm 89:18

You, O Lord, chose our protector; you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king.

Isaiah 22:22

I will give him complete authority under the king, the descendant of David. He will have the keys of office; what he opens, no one will shut, and what he shuts, no one will open.

Isaiah 30:11

Get out of our way and stop blocking our path. We don't want to hear about your holy God of Israel.”

Isaiah 41:14

The Lord says, “Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.

Isaiah 41:16

You will toss them in the air; the wind will carry them off, and they will be scattered by the storm. Then you will be happy because I am your God; you will praise me, the holy God of Israel.

Isaiah 41:20

People will see this and know that I, the Lord, have done it. They will come to understand that Israel's holy God has made it happen.”

Isaiah 47:4

The holy God of Israel sets us free— his name is the Lord Almighty.

Isaiah 48:17

The holy God of Israel, the Lord who saves you, says: “I am the Lord your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go.

Isaiah 49:7

Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you.” This will happen because the Lord has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises.

Isaiah 54:5

Your Creator will be like a husband to you— the Lord Almighty is his name. The holy God of Israel will save you— he is the ruler of all the world.

Isaiah 55:5

Now you will summon foreign nations; at one time they did not know you, but now they will come running to join you! I, the Lord your God, the holy God of Israel, will make all this happen; I will give you honor and glory.”

Isaiah 6:3

They were calling out to each other: “Holy, holy, holy! The Lord Almighty is holy! His glory fills the world.”

Matthew 16:19

I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Mark 1:24

“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are—you are God's holy messenger!”

Luke 1:32

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king, as his ancestor David was,

Luke 4:34

“Ah! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are: you are God's holy messenger!”

John 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me.

Acts 3:14

He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God—in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.

Revelation 1:11

It said, “Write down what you see, and send the book to the churches in these seven cities: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 1:18

I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the ruler of the kings of the world. He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins

Revelation 15:3

and singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Lord God Almighty, how great and wonderful are your deeds! King of the nations, how right and true are your ways!

Revelation 16:7

Then I heard a voice from the altar saying, “Lord God Almighty! True and just indeed are your judgments!”

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven open, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True; it is with justice that he judges and fights his battles.

Revelation 19:2

True and just are his judgments! He has condemned the prostitute who was corrupting the earth with her immorality. God has punished her because she killed his servants.”

Revelation 2:1

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: “This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands.

Revelation 21:5

Then the one who sits on the throne said, “And now I make all things new!” He also said to me, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted.”

Revelation 3:14

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “This is the message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the origin of all that God has created.

Revelation 4:8

Each one of the four living creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stop singing: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come.”

Revelation 5:9

They sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to break open its seals. For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.

Revelation 6:10

They shouted in a loud voice, “Almighty Lord, holy and true! How long will it be until you judge the people on earth and punish them for killing us?”