Revelation 3:21

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“To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.”

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BSBPD

“To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He who is overcoming--I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 3:21 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Daniel 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
  2. Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  3. Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
  4. Luke 22:30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  5. John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
  6. John 13:32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
  7. John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
  8. 1 Corinthians 6:2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
  9. Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  10. Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
  11. 2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
  12. 1 John 5:4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
  13. Revelation 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
  14. Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  15. Revelation 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
  16. Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  17. Revelation 6:2So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
  18. Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  19. Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
  20. Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
  21. Revelation 20:4Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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