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Revelation 3

1AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inSardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaithhethathasthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρας·asterasG792:IknowthyworksG2041,thatthou hastanameG3686thatthou livest,andartdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498.

2Bewatchful,andstrengthenστήρισονstērisonG4741thethingsG3739thatremain,whichareabouttodieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599,forIhavenotfoundG2147thyworksἔργαergaG2041completebeforemyGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421thereforeοὖνounG3767howG4459thou hastreceivedG2983andheardG191,andkeepτήρειtēreiG5083[it]andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.IfthereforeοὖνounG3767thou shaltnotwatchγρηγορήσῃς,grēgorēsēsG1127,IwillcomeἥξωhēxōG2240[uponthee]asathiefκλέπτης,kleptēsG2812,andthou shaltnotknowγνῷςgnōsG1097atwhathourὥρανhōranG5610IshallcomeἥξωhēxōG2240uponthee.

4Butthou hastafewὀλίγαoligaG3641namesG3686inSardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554whichhavenotdefiledtheirgarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,andtheyshallwalkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043withmeinwhiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022,becausetheyareG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514.

5HethatovercomesG3528,heshallbeclothedinwhiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022garmentsἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440,andIwillnotblothisnameὄνομαonomaG3686outofthebookβίβλουbiblouG976oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,andwillconfessG3670hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686beforemyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962andbeforehisangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.

6HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.

7AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inPhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:Thesethingssaiththeholyἅγιος,hagiosG40,thetrueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228;hethathasthekeyκλεῖνkleinG2807ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,hewhoopensἀνοίγωνanoigōnG455andnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762shallshutG2808,andshutsG2808andnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762shallopenἀνοίγει·anoigeiG455:

8IknowthyworksG2041:beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IhavesetbeforetheeanopenedἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455doorθύρανthuranG2374,whichnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canshutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808,becausethou hastalittleμικρὰνmikranG3398powerδύναμινdunaminG1411,andhastkeptG5083mywordλόγονlogonG3056,andhastnotdeniedG720mynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

9BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,ImakeG4160themofthesynagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567whosayG3004thattheyareG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,andareG1510not,butlieψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IwillcausethattheyshallcomeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240andshalldohomagebeforethyfeetG4228,andshallknowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatIhavelovedG25thee.

10Becausethou hastkeptG5083thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofmypatience,IalsowillkeepG5083theeoutofthehourὥραςhōrasG5610oftrialπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,whichisabouttocomeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064uponthewholeὅληςholēsG3650habitableworldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625,totrythemthatdwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730upontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093.

11IcomeG2064quicklyταχύ·tachuG5035:holdκράτειkrateiG2902fastG2902whatthou hast,thatnooneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367takeλάβῃlabēG2983thycrownστέφανόνstephanonG4735.

12HethatovercomesG3528,himwillImakeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160apillarστῦλονstulonG4769inthetempleναῷnaōG3485ofmyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andheshallgoἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831nomoreG2089atallout;andIwillwriteγράψωgrapsōG1125uponhimthenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofmyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofmyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenewκαινῆςkainēsG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,whichcomesG2597downG2597outofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,frommyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andmynewκαινόν.kainonG2537nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

13HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.

14AndtotheangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32oftheassemblyG1577inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:ThesethingssaysλέγειlegeiG3004theAmenἀμήν,amēnG281,thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andtrueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,thebeginningofthecreationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316:

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

16ThusG3779becausethou artlukewarm,andneithercoldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593norhotζεστὸςzestosG2200,IamG1510abouttospue theeoutofmymouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17Becausethou sayest,IamG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,andamG1510grownrichG4145,andhaveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofnothing,andknowestnotthatthou artthewretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005andthemiserable,andpoorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434,andblindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andnakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131;

18Icounsel theetobuyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59ofmegoldχρυσίονchrusionG5553purifiedbyfireπυρὸςpurosG4442,thatthou mayestberichπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147;andwhiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,thatthou mayestbeclothed,andthattheshameαἰσχύνηaischunēG152ofthynakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132maynotbemadeG5319manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;andeye-salvetoanointthineeyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788,thatthou mayestseeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

19IrebukeἐλέγχωelegchōG1651anddisciplineasmanyὅσουςhosousG3745asIloveφιλῶphilōG5368;bezealousthereforeοὖνounG3767andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.

20BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IstandG2476atthedoorθύρανthuranG2374andamknockingκρούω.krouōG2925;ifanyoneG5100hearἀκούσῃakousēG191myvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456andopenἀνοίξῃanoixēG455thedoorθύραν,thuranG2374,IwillcomeεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525inuntohimandsupwithhim,andhewithme.

21HethatovercomesG3528,tohimwillIgiveδώσωdōsōG1325tositκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withmeinmythroneθρόνῳthronōG2362;asIalsoG2532haveovercomeG3528,andhavesatG2523downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523withmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962inhisthroneθρόνῳthronōG2362.

22HethathasanearοὖςousG3775,lethimhearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004totheassemblies.

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