Revelation 3

1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “I know what you have done. You have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead.

And to the agent of the congregation in Sardis write, These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou have a name that thou live, and thou are dead.

2 Wake up and strengthen what remains, but is about to die, because I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.

Become thou watchful, and strengthen the remaining things that thou were going to throw away, for I have not found thy works made complete before my God.

3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard. Obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come against you.

Remember therefore how thou have received and heard, and be on guard, and repent. If therefore thou will not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou will, no, not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4 But you have a few names in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.

But thou have a few names in Sardis who did not defile their garments. And they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

5 The one who conquers will be clothed in white garments, and I will never wipe his name out of the Book of Life, and I will speak his name before my Father, and before his angels.

He who overcomes, this man will be clothed in white garments, and I will, no, not erase his name out of the book of life. And I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his agents.

6 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”'”

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.

7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the one who is holy and true— he holds the key of David, he opens and no one shuts, he shuts and no one can open.

And to the agent of the congregation in Philadelphia write, These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, who opens, and none will shut it except he who opens, and none will open:

8 “I know what you have done. Look, I have put before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.

I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee an opened door that none is able to shut it, because thou have little power, and thou keep my word, and did not deny my name.

9 Look! Those who belong to the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews but are not, but they are liars—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will come to know that I loved you.

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but lie, behold, I will make them so that they will come and bow down before thy feet, and may know that I have loved thee.

10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is coming on the whole world, to test those who live on the earth.

Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.

11 I am coming soon. Hold to what you have so no one can take away your crown.

I come quickly, hold firm what thou have, so that none may take thy crown.

12 The one who conquers, I will make like a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem, that comes down out of heaven from my God), and my new name.

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will, no, not go out any more. And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem (it comes down out of the heaven from my God), and my new name.

13 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”'”

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.

14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the reliable and true witness, the ruler over God's creation.

And to the agent of the congregation in Laodicea write, These things says the Truly, the faithful and true witness, the primacy of the creation of God:

15 “I know what you have done, and that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot!

I know thy works, that thou are neither cold nor hot. O that thou were cold or hot.

16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of my mouth.

So because thou are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spew thee out of my mouth.

17 For you say, 'I am rich, I have had many material possessions, and I need nothing.' But you do not know that you are most miserable, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

Because thou say, I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, and do not know that thou are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

18 Listen to my advice: Buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and brilliant white garments so you may clothe yourself and not show the shame of your nakedness, and salve to anoint your eyes so you will see.

I counsel thee to buy from me gold refined from fire, so that thou may become wealthy, and white garments, so that thou may clothe thyself, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be made known, and eye-salve, so that thou may anoint thine eyes, so that thou may see.

19 I train everyone whom I love, and I teach them how they should live. Therefore, be earnest and repent.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 Look, I am standing at the door and am knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into his home and will eat with him, and he with me.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

21 The one who conquers, I will give him the right to sit down with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

He who overcomes, I will give him to sit with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

22 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”'”

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.