3:1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things
saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven
stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name, that thou
livest, and art dead.
3:2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that
are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before
God.
3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and
hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I
will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour
I will come upon thee.
3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled
their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they
are worthy.
3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white
raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of
life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before
his angels.
3:6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to
the churches.
3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These
things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the
key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth:
3:8 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.
3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say
they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make
them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I
have loved thee.
3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will
keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon
all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast,
that no man take thy crown.
3:12 Him that overcometh, will I make a pillar in the temple of
my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon him
the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which
is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God:
and [I will write upon him] my new name.
3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to
the churches.
3:14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the
beginning of the creation of God;
3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I
would thou wert cold or hot.
3:16 So then, because thou art luke-warm, and neither cold nor
hot, I will vomit thee out of my mouth:
3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods,
and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that
thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be
clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness may not appear;
and anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.
3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous
therefore, and repent.
3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man shall
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and
will sup with him, and he with me.
3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me on my
throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father
on his throne.
3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to
the churches.
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