E.
The church in Sardis — the church in reformation
3:1-6
Rev. 3
:1
3:1
And to the messenger of the church in
1Sardis write: These things says He who has the
2aseven Spirits of God and the
bseven stars: I
cknow your works, that you have a
3name that you are
dliving, and yet you are
edead.
Rev. 3
:2
3:2
Become awatchful and establish the
1things which remain, which were about to die; for I have found none of your works
2bcompleted before My God.
Rev. 3
:3
3:3
aRemember therefore how you have received and heard, and keep
it and
brepent. If therefore you will not watch, I will
ccome as a
1dthief, and you shall by no means know at what
ehour I will come upon you.
Rev. 3
:4
3:4
But you have a few names in Sardis who have not
1adefiled their garments, and they will walk with Me in
2bwhite because they are worthy.
Rev. 3
:5
3:5
He who
1aovercomes will be
2clothed thus, in
bwhite garments, and I shall by no means
3cerase his name out of the
4dbook of life, and I will
5econfess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Rev. 3
:6
3:6
He who has an
aear, let him hear what the
bSpirit says to the churches.
F.
The church in Philadelphia — the church in recovery
3:7-13
Rev. 3
:7
3:7
And to the messenger of the church in
1Philadelphia write: These things says the
2aHoly One, the
btrue One, the One who has the
3ckey of David, the One who opens and no one will shut, and shuts and no one opens:
Rev. 3
:8
3:8
I aknow your works; behold, I have put before you an
1bopened door which
cno one can shut, because you have a
2little power and have
dkept My word and have not
edenied My
3name.
Rev. 3
:9
3:9
Behold, I will make those of the
1asynagogue of
bSatan, those who call themselves
cJews and are
2not, but lie — behold, I will cause them to come and
dfall 3prostrate before your feet and to know that I have
eloved you.
Rev. 3
:10
3:10
Because you have
akept the
1word of My
bendurance, I also will
2ckeep you out of the hour of
dtrial, which is about to come on the whole inhabited earth, to try them who
edwell on the earth.
Rev. 3
:11
3:11
I 1acome quickly;
bhold fast what you have that no one take your
2ccrown.
Rev. 3
:12
3:12
He who
1aovercomes, him I will make a
2bpillar in the
ctemple of My God, and he shall by no means go out anymore, and I will write upon him the
3dname of My God and the name of the city of My God, the
eNew Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My
fnew name.
Rev. 3
:13
3:13
He who has an
aear, let him hear what the
bSpirit says to the churches.
G.
The church in Laodicea — the church in degradation
3:14-22
Rev. 3
:14
3:14
And to the messenger of the church in
1aLaodicea write: These things says the
2bAmen, the faithful and true
cWitness, the
3dbeginning of the creation of God:
Rev. 3
:15
3:15
I aknow your works, that you are neither cold nor
1hot; I wish that you were cold or
1bhot.
Rev. 3
:16
3:16
So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to
1spew you out of My mouth.
Rev. 3
:17
3:17
Because you
1say, I am
awealthy and have become rich and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are
2bwretched and miserable and poor and
cblind and
dnaked,
Rev. 3
:18
3:18
I counsel you to
1abuy from Me
2bgold crefined by
dfire that you may be
erich, and
3fwhite garments that you may be clothed and
that the shame of your
gnakedness may not be manifested, and
4eyesalve to
hanoint your eyes that you may see.
Rev. 3
:19
3:19
As many as I
alove I reprove and
bdiscipline; be
1zealous therefore and
crepent.
Rev. 3
:20
3:20
Behold, I stand at the
1adoor and
bknock; if anyone
chears My
dvoice and
2opens the door, then I will
ecome in to him and
3dine with him and he with Me.
Rev. 3
:21
3:21
He who
1aovercomes, to him I will give to
2sit with Me on My
bthrone, as I also
covercame and
dsat ewith My Father on His throne.
Rev. 3
:22
3:22
He who has an
aear, let him hear what the
bSpirit says to the
1churches.
