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Behold, I come as a thief (idou erchomai hōs kleptēs). The voice of Christ breaks in with the same metaphor as in Rev 3:3, which see. There comes one of seven beatitudes in Rev (Rev 1:3; Rev 14:13; Rev 16:15; Rev 19:9; Rev 20:6; Rev 22:7, Rev 22:14). For grēgorōn (watching) see Rev 3:2, and for tērōn (keeping), Rev 1:3.
Lest he walk naked (hina mē gumnos peripatēi). Negative purpose clause with hina mē and the present active subjunctive of peripateō, and note predicate nominative gumnos (naked).
And they see his shame (kai blepōsin tēn aschēmosunēn autou). Continuation of the final clause with present active subjunctive of blepō. Aschēmosunēn is old word (from aschēmōn, indecent, 1Co 12:23), in N.T. only here and Rom 1:27, a euphemism for tēn aischunēn (Rev 3:18).