Revelation 3

The Letter to Sardis

3“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:

“The One who has the seven spirits of God ^jand the seven stars ^ksays: I know your works; ^lyou have a reputation ^mfor being alive, but you are dead. ⁿ²Be alert ^oand strengthen ^pwhat remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before My God. ³Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come ^qlike a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you. ^rs4But you have a few people ^tin Sardis who have not defiled ^utheir clothes, ^vand they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. ⁵In the same way, the victor ^wwill be dressed in white clothes, ^xand I will never erase his name from the book of life ^ybut will acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels. ^z

⁶“Anyone who has an ear should listen ^ato what the Spirit says ^bto the churches.

The Letter to Philadelphia

⁷“Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:

“The Holy One, the True One, ^cthe One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens ^dsays: ⁸I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door ^ethat no one is able to close. ⁹Take note! I will make those from the ^•synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—note this—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, ^fand they will know that I have loved you. ^g10Because you have kept My command to endure, ^hI will also keep you from the hour of testing ⁱthat is going to come over the whole world to test those who live on the earth. ^j11I am coming quickly. ^kHold on to what you have, ^lso that no one takes your crown. ^m12The victor: I will make him a pillar ⁿin the sanctuary of My God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God—the new Jerusalem, ^owhich comes down out of heaven from My God—and My new name. ^p

¹³“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

The Letter to Laodicea

¹⁴“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:

“The ^•Amen, ^qthe faithful and true Witness, the Originator ^rsof God’s creation says: ¹⁵I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. ¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit ^tyou out of My mouth. ¹⁷Because you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ ^uand you don’t know that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, ¹⁸I advise you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, ^vwhite clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, ^wand ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see. ¹⁹As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. ^xSo be committed ^yand repent. ²⁰Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me. ^z21The victor: I will give him the right to sit with Me on My throne, ^ajust as I also won the victory and sat down with My Father on His throne.

²²“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”