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| [1]And write unto the Angel of the Church which is at Sardis, These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, I know thy works: for thou hast a name that thou livest, but thou art dead. |
[1]And to the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he who is having the Seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I have known thy works, and that thou hast the name that thou dost live, and thou art dead; |
| [2]Be awake and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. |
[2]become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God. |
| [3]Remember therefore, how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou wilt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. |
[3]`Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee. |
| [4]Notwithstanding thou hast a few names yet in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments: and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. |
[4]Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. |
| [5]He that overcometh, shall be clothed in white array, and I will not put out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his Angels. |
[5]He who is overcoming -- this one -- shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers. |
| [6]Let him that hath an ear, hear, what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. |
[6]He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies. |
| [7]Â And write unto the Angel of the Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy and True, which hath the key of David, which openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth. |
[7]`And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open! |
| [8]I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my Name. |
[8]I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name; |
| [9]Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan,which call themselves Jews and are not, but do lie: behold, I say, I will make them, that they shall come and worship before my feet, and shall know that I have loved thee. |
[9]lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee. |
| [10]Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, therefore I will deliver thee from the hour of temptation, which will come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. |
[10]`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth. |
| [11]Behold, I come shortly: hold that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. |
[11]Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown. |
| [12]Him that overcometh, will I make a pillar in the Temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the Name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and I will write upon him my new Name. |
[12]He who is overcoming -- I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and without he may not go 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, that doth come down out of the heaven from my God -- also my new name. |
| [13]Let him that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. |
[13]He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies. |
| [14]And unto the Angel of the Church of the Laodiceans write, These things saith Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creatures of God. |
[14]`And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God; |
| [15]I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou werest cold or hot. |
[15]I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. |
| [16]Therefore, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, it will come to pass, that I shall spew thee out of my mouth. |
[16]So -- because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth; |
| [17]For thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing, and knowest not how thou art wretched and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. |
[17]because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, |
| [18]I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried by the fire, that thou mayest be made rich, and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed and that thy filthy nakedness do not appear: and anoint thine eyes, with eye salve, that thou mayest see. |
[18]I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. |
| [19]As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and amend. |
[19]`As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform; |
| [20]Behold, I stand at the door, and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me. |
[20]lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me. |
| [21]To him that overcometh, will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I overcame, and sit with my Father in his throne. |
[21]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. |
| [22]Let him that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. |
[22]He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.' |