Revelation 3

1  AND TO the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Sardis write: These are the words of Him Who has the seven Spirits of God [the sevenfold Holy Spirit] and the seven stars: I know your record and what you are doing; you are supposed to be alive, but [in reality] you are dead.2  Rouse yourselves and keep awake, and strengthen and invigorate what remains and is on the point of dying; for I have not found a thing that you have done [any work of yours] meeting the requirements of My God or perfect in His sight.3  So call to mind the lessons you received and heard; continually lay them to heart and obey them, and repent. In case you will not rouse yourselves and keep awake and watch , I will come upon you like a thief, and you will not know or suspect at what hour I will come.4  Yet you still have a few [persons’] names in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes, and they shall walk with Me in white, because they are worthy and deserving.5  Thus shall he who conquers (is victorious) be clad in white garments, and I will not erase or blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will acknowledge him [as Mine] and I will confess his name openly before My Father and before His angels. 6  He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the [Holy] Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).7  And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He Who has the key of David, Who opens and no one shall shut, Who shuts and no one shall open: 8  I know your [record of] works and what you are doing. See! I have set before you a door wide open which no one is able to shut; I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept My Word and guarded My message and have not renounced or denied My name.9  Take note! I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews and are not, but lie--behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and learn and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10  Because you have guarded and kept My word of patient endurance [have held fast the lesson of My patience with the expectant endurance that I give you], I also will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial (testing) which is coming on the whole world to try those who dwell upon the earth.11  I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one may rob you and deprive you of your crown.12  He who overcomes (is victorious), I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God; he shall never be put out of it or go out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends from My God out of heaven, and My own new name. 13  He who can hear, let him listen to and heed what the Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).14  And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God’s creation: 15  I know your [record of] works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot!16  So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth!17  For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. 18  Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.19  Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude]. 20  Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me.21  He who overcomes (is victorious), I will grant him to sit beside Me on My throne, as I Myself overcame (was victorious) and sat down beside My Father on His throne.22  He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the [Holy] Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).

Revelation 3

To the Church in Sardis

1 “Tot the angel of the church in Sardis write the following:t
“This is the solemn pronouncement ofts the one who holdst the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputationt that you are alive, butt in realityt you are dead.2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was aboutt to die, because I have not found your deeds completet in the sightt of my God.3 Therefore, remember what you received and heard,t and obey it,t and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will nevert know at what hour I will come againstt you.4 But you have a few individualst in Sardis who have not stainedt their clothes, and they will walk with me dressedt in white, because they are worthy.5 The one who conquerst will be dressed like themt in white clothing,t and I will nevert eraset his name from the book of life, butt will declaret his name before my Father and before his angels.

6 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

7 “Tot the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following:t
“This is the solemn pronouncement ofts the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doorst no one can shut, and shuts doorst no one can open:8 ‘I know your deeds. (Look! I have putt in front of you an open door that no one can shut.)ts I knowt that you have little strength,t butt you have obeyedt my word and have not denied my name.9 Listen!t I am going to make those people from the synagogues of Satan – who say they are Jews yett are not, but are lying – Look, I will maket them come and bow downt at your feet and acknowledget that I have loved you.10 Because you have keptt my admonitiont to endure steadfastly,t I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take awayt your crown.s12 The one who conquerst I will maket a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. It will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from my God),s and my new name as well.

13 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

14 “Tot the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following:t
“This is the solemn pronouncement ofts the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originatort of God’s creation:15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot.s I wish you were either cold or hot!16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am goingt to vomitt you out of my mouth!17 Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth,t and need nothing,” butt do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful,t poor, blind, and naked,18 take my advicet and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from met white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakednesst will not be exposed, and buy eye salves to put on your eyes so you can see!19 All thoset I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!20 Listen!t I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his homets and share a meal with him, and he with me.21 I will grant the onet who conquerst permissiont to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conqueredt and sat down with my Father on his throne.

22 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”