Revelation 3
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Revelation 3:4-18

4Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you do haveἔχειςecheisG2192a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641peopleὀνόματαonomataG3686inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554whoἃhaG3739have not soiledοὐκ ἐμόλυνανouk emolunanG3756G3435theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσιν.eisinG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514,they will walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022.
5LikeοὕτωςhoutōsG3779them,he whoὁhoG3588overcomesνικῶνnikōnG3528will be dressedπεριβαλεῖταιperibaleitaiG4016inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022ἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440.AndκαὶkaiG2532I will never blot outοὐ μὴ ἐξαλείψωou mē exaleipsōG3756G3361G1813hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588BookβίβλουbiblouG976τῆςtēsG3588of LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222, butκαὶkaiG2532I will confessὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῶνtōnG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.
6He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.
7ΚαὶKaiG2532ToτῷtōG3588theangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722PhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588One who isholyἅγιος,hagiosG40andὁhoG3588trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,whoὁhoG3588holdsἔχωνechōnG2192theτὴνtēnG3588keyκλεῖνkleinG2807of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138.WhatὁhoG3588He opensἀνοίγωνanoigōnG455καὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762can shutκλείσειkleiseiG2808,andκαὶkaiG2532what He shutsκλείωνkleiōnG2808καὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762can openἀνοίγει·anoigeiG455.
8I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργα.ergaG2041.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have placedδέδωκαdedōkaG1325beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799youσουsouG4771an openἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455doorθύρανthuranG2374,whichἣνhēnG3739no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410shutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808αὐτήν·autēnG846. I know thatὅτιhotiG3754you haveἔχειςecheisG2192only a littleμικρὰνmikranG3398strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411,yetκαὶkaiG2532you have keptἐτήρησάςetērēsasG5083MyG1473τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056andκαὶkaiG2532have not deniedοὐκ ἠρνήσωouk ērnēsōG3756G720MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.
9As forἰδοὺidouG2400those who belongtoἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864τοῦtouG3588of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,whoτῶνtōnG3588claimλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to beG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453butκαὶkaiG2532areG1510οὐκoukG3756liarsψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574insteadἀλλὰallaG235ἰδοὺidouG2400,I will makeδιδῶ ποιήσωdidō poiēsōG1325G4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846ἵναinaG2443comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240andκαὶkaiG2532bow downπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352atἐνώπιονenōpionG1799yourσουsouG4771τῶνtōnG3588feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,andκαὶkaiG2532they will knowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473loveἠγάπησάēgapēsaG25youσε.seG4771.
10BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you have keptἐτήρησαςetērēsasG5083τὸνtonG3588τῆςtēsG3588MyκἀγώkagōkaiG1473commandλόγονlogonG3056to persevereὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,I will also keepτηρήσωtērēsōG2504G5083youσεseG4771fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588hourὥραςhōrasG5610ofτοῦtouG3588testingπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986thatτῆςtēsG3588is aboutμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064uponἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588wholeὅληςholēsG3650worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625,to testπειράσαιpeirasaiG3985those whoτοὺςtousG3588dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.
11I am comingἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064soonταχύ·tachuG5035.Hold fastκράτειkrateiG2902to whatὃhoG3739you haveἔχεις,echeisG2192,so thatἵναinaG2443no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367will takeλάβῃlabēG2983yourσου.souG4771τὸνtonG3588crownστέφανόνstephanonG4735.
12TheὁhoG3588one whoovercomesνικῶν,nikōnG3528I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160αὐτὸνautonG846a pillarστῦλονstulonG4769inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷnaōG3485ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he will never again leaveἔξω οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἔτι,exō ou mē exelthē etiG3756G3361G2089G1831G1854itκαὶkaiG2532.Uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846I will writeγράψωgrapsōG1125theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316(theτῆςtēsG3588newκαινῆςkainēsG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419thatἡhēG3588comes downκαταβαίνουσαkatabainousaG2597out ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromἀπὸapoG575MyG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316),andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473τὸtoG3588newκαινόν.kainonG2537τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.
13He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.
14ΚαὶKaiG2532To theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:TheseτάδεtadeG3592arethe wordsλέγειlegeiG3004of theὁhoG3588Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228WitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,theἡhēG3588OriginatorἀρχὴarchēG746τῆςtēsG3588of God’sθεοῦ·theouG2316τοῦtouG3588creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937.
15I knowG1492yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041ὅτιhotiG3754;you areεἶeiG1510neitherοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593norοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστός.zestosG2200. HowI wishὄφελονophelonG3785you wereἦςēsG1510oneψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593orἢēG2228the otherζεστός·zestosG2200!
16SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779becauseὅτιhotiG3754you areεἶeiG1510lukewarmχλιαρὸςchliarosG5513καὶkaiG2532—neitherοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστὸςzestosG2200norοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593—I am aboutμέλλωmellōG3195to vomitἐμέσαιemesaiG1692youσεseG4771out ofἐκekG1537MyG1473τοῦtouG3588mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750!
17ὅτιhotiG3754You sayλέγειςlegeisG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145καὶkaiG2532;I have grown wealthyπεπλούτηκαpeploutēkaG4147andκαὶkaiG2532needχρείαν ἔχω,chreian echōG2192G5532nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.’ ButκαὶkaiG2532you do not realizeοὐκoukG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754youσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510ὁhoG3588wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005καὶkaiG2532,pitifulἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652καὶkaiG2532,poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434καὶkaiG2532,blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131.
18I counselσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuōG4823youσοιsoiG4771to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844MeἐμοῦemouG1473goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448byἐκekG1537fireπυρὸςpurosG4442so thatἵναinaG2443you may become richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147καὶkaiG2532,whiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440so thatἵναinaG2443you may be clothedπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588yourσου,souG4771shamefulαἰσχύνηaischunēG152τῆςtēsG3588nakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132not exposedμὴ φανερωθῇmē phanerōthēaG3361G5319,andκαὶkaiG2532salveκολλούριονkollourionG2854to anointἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472yourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788so thatἵναinaG2443you may seeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.
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