American Standard Version

Revelation 3

1AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inSardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaithhethathaththesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρας·asterasG792:IknowthyworksG2041,thatthou hastanameG3686thatthou livest,andthou artdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498.

2Bethou watchful,andestablishthethingsG3739thatremain,whichwerereadytodieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:forIhavefoundG2147noworksἔργαergaG2041ofthine perfectedbeforemyGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421thereforeοὖνounG3767howG4459thou hastreceivedG2983anddidsthearG191;andkeepτήρειtēreiG5083it,andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.IfthereforeοὖνounG3767thou shaltnotwatchγρηγορήσῃς,grēgorēsēsG1127,IwillcomeἥξωhēxōG2240asathiefκλέπτης,kleptēsG2812,andthou shaltnotknowγνῷςgnōsG1097whathourὥρανhōranG5610IwillcomeἥξωhēxōG2240uponthee.

4Butthou hastafewὀλίγαoligaG3641namesG3686inSardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554thatdidnotdefiletheirgarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440:andtheyshallwalkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043withmeinwhiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022;fortheyareG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514.

5HethatovercomethshallthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779bearrayedinwhiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022garmentsἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440;andIwillinnowise blothisnameὄνομαonomaG3686outofthebookβίβλουbiblouG976oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,andIwillconfessG3670hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686beforemyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,andbeforehisangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.

6HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

7AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inPhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:Thesethingssaithhethatisholyἅγιος,hagiosG40,hethatistrueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,hethathaththekeyκλεῖνkleinG2807ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,hethatopenethandnoneG3762shallshutG2808,andthatshuttethandnoneG3762openeth:

8IknowthyworksG2041(beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IhavesetbeforetheeadoorθύρανthuranG2374openedἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455,whichnoneG3762canshutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808),thatthou hastalittleμικρὰνmikranG3398powerδύναμινdunaminG1411,anddidstkeepG5083mywordλόγονlogonG3056,anddidstnotdenyG720mynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

9BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IgiveδιδῶdidōG1325ofthesynagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,ofthemthatsayG3004theyareG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,andtheyareG1510not,butdolieψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IwillmakeG4160themtocomeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240andworshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352beforethyfeetG4228,andtoknowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatIhavelovedG25thee.

10Becausethou didstkeepG5083thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofmypatience,IalsowillkeepG5083theefromthehourὥραςhōrasG5610oftrialπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,thathourG5610whichistocomeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064uponthewholeὅληςholēsG3650worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625,totrythemthatdwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730upontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093.

11IcomeG2064quicklyταχύ·tachuG5035:holdκράτειkrateiG2902fastG2902thatwhichthou hast,thatnooneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367takeλάβῃlabēG2983thycrownστέφανόνstephanonG4735.

12Hethatovercometh,IwillmakeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160himapillarστῦλονstulonG4769inthetempleναῷnaōG3485ofmyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andheshallgoἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831outthencenomoreG2089:andIwillwriteγράψωgrapsōG1125uponhimthenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofmyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofmyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenewκαινῆςkainēsG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,whichcomethdownG2597outofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772frommyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andmineG1473ownnewκαινόν.kainonG2537nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

13HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

14AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaiththeAmenἀμήν,amēnG281,thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andtrueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,thebeginningofthecreationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316:

15IknowthyworksἔργαergaG2041,thatthou artneithercoldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593norhotζεστός.zestosG2200:Iwould thou wertcoldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593orhotζεστός·zestosG2200.

16Sobecausethou artlukewarm,andneitherhotζεστὸςzestosG2200norcoldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593,Iwillspew theeoutofmymouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17Becausethou sayest,IamG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,andhavegottenrichesπεπλούτηκαpeploutēkaG4147,andhaveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofnothing;andknowestnotthatthou artthewretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005oneG3762andmiserableandpoorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434andblindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andnakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131:

18Icounsel theetobuyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59ofmegoldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedbyfireπυρὸςpurosG4442,thatthou mayestbecomerichπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147;andwhiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,thatthou mayestclothethyself,andthattheshameαἰσχύνηaischunēG152ofthynakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132benotmadeG5319manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;andeyesalvetoanointthineeyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788,thatthou mayestseeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

19AsmanyὅσουςhosousG3745asIloveφιλῶphilōG5368,Ireproveandchasten:bezealousthereforeοὖνounG3767,andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.

20BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IstandG2476atthedoorθύρανthuranG2374andknockκρούω.krouōG2925:ifanymanhearἀκούσῃakousēG191myvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456andopenἀνοίξῃanoixēG455thedoorθύραν,thuranG2374,IwillcomeεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525intohim,andwillsupwithhim,andhewithme.

21Hethatovercometh,IwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325tohimtositκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523downwithmeinmythroneθρόνῳthronōG2362,asIalsoG2532overcameG3528,andsatG2523downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523withmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962inhisthroneθρόνῳthronōG2362.

22HethathathanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtothechurchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

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Commentaries on Revelation 3