"To the angel of the church
in aSardis
write
:
He who has bthe seven
Spirits
of God
and cthe seven
stars
, says
this
: ` dI know
your deeds
, that you have
a name
that you are alive
, 1but you are edead
.
`Wake up, and strengthen
the things
that remain
, which
were about
to die
; for I have not found
your deeds
completed
in the sight
of My God
.
`So aremember
1what
you have received
and heard
; and keep
it, and arepent
. Therefore
if
you do not wake
up, aI will come
blike
a thief
, and you will not know
at cwhat
hour
I will come
to you.
`But you have a few
1 apeople
in bSardis
who
have not csoiled
their garments
; and they will walk
with Me din white
, for they are worthy
.
` aHe who overcomes will thus
be clothed
in bwhite
garments
; and I will not cerase
his name
from the book
of life
, and dI will confess
his name
before
My Father
and before
His angels
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
.'
"And to the angel of the church
in aPhiladelphia
write
:
bHe who is holy, cwho is true
, who has
dthe key
of David
, who opens
and no
one
will shut
, and who shuts
and no
one
opens
, says
this
:
` aI know your 1deeds
. Behold
, I have put
before
you ban open
door
which
no
one
can
shut
, because
you have
a little
power
, and have kept
My word
, and chave not denied
My name
.
`Behold, I 1will cause
those of athe synagogue
of Satan
, who say
that they are Jews
and are not, but lie
--I will make
them bcome
and bow
down
2at your feet
, and make them know
that cI have loved
you.
`Because you have akept
the word
of bMy 1perseverance
, cI also
will keep
you from the hour
of 2 dtesting
, that hour which is about
to come
upon the whole
3 eworld
, to 4test
fthose
who dwell
on the earth
.
` aI am coming quickly
; bhold
fast
what
you have
, so
that no
one
will take
your ccrown
.
` aHe who overcomes, I will make
him a bpillar
in the temple
of My God
, and he will not go
out from it anymore
; and I will write
on him the cname
of My God
, and dthe name
of the city
of My God
, ethe new
Jerusalem
, which comes
down
out of heaven
from My God
, and My fnew
name
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
.'
"To the angel of the church
in aLaodicea
write
:
bThe Amen, cthe faithful
and true
Witness
, dthe 1Beginning
of the creation
of God
, says
this
:
` aI know your deeds
, that you are neither
cold
nor
hot
; bI wish
that you were cold
or
hot
.
`So because
you are lukewarm
, and neither
hot
nor
cold
, I will
1spit
you out of My mouth
.
`Because you say
, " aI am
rich
, and have become
wealthy
, and have
need
of nothing
," and you do not know
that you are wretched
and miserable
and poor
and blind
and naked
,
I advise you to abuy
from Me bgold
refined
by fire
so
that you may become
rich
, and cwhite
garments
so
that you may clothe
yourself, and that dthe shame
of your nakedness
will not be revealed
; and eye
salve
to anoint
your eyes
so
that you may see
.
` aThose whom
I love
, I reprove
and discipline
; therefore
be zealous
and brepent
.
`Behold, I stand
aat the door
and bknock
; if
anyone
hears
My voice
and opens
the door
, cI will come
in to him and will dine
with him, and he with Me.
` aHe who overcomes, I will grant
to him bto sit
down
with Me on My throne
, as cI also
overcame
and sat
down
with My Father
on His throne
.
` aHe who has an ear
, let him hear
what
the Spirit
says
to the churches
.' "