New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 3

Message to Sardis

1“To the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inSardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andthe sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρας·asterasG792,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592: ‘I knowG3609your deedsἔργαergaG2041,that you haveἔχειςecheisG2192a nameὄνομαonomaG3686that you are aliveζῇςzēasG2198, but you aredeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498.

2WakeγρηγορῶνgrēgorōnG1127up, and strengthenστήρισονstērisonG4741the thingsG3062that remainG3062,whichἃhaG3739were aboutἔμελλονemellonG3195to dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;for I have not foundεὕρηκάheurēkaG2147your deedsἔργαergaG2041completedπεπληρωμέναpeplērōmenaG4137in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of My GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3SoοὖνounG3767rememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421whatπῶςpōsG4459you have receivedεἴληφαςeilēphasG2983and heardἤκουσας,ēkousasG191;and keepτήρειtēreiG5083it, andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437you do not wakeγρηγορήσῃς,grēgorēsēsG1127up,I will comeἥξωhēxōG2240likeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτης,kleptēsG2812,and you will not knowγνῷςgnōsG1097atwhatποίανpoianG4169hourὥρανhōranG5610I will comeἥξωhēxōG2240to you.

4But you haveἔχειςecheisG2192a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641peopleὀνόματαonomataG3686inSardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554whoἃhaG3739have notsoiledἐμόλυνανemolunanG3435their garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440;and they will walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043with Mein whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022,for they are worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514.

5He who overcomesνικῶνnikōnG3528will thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779be clothedπεριβαλεῖταιperibaleitaiG4016inwhiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022garmentsἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440; and I will noteraseἐξαλείψωexaleipsōG1813his nameὄνομαonomaG3686from the bookβίβλουbiblouG976of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222, andI will confessὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670his nameὄνομαonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962and beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799His angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.

6He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.’

Message to Philadelphia

7“And to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inPhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:He who is holyἅγιος,hagiosG40,who is trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the keyκλεῖνkleinG2807of DavidG1160,who opensἀνοίγωνanoigōnG455and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will shutκλείσειkleiseiG2808,and who shutsκλείωνkleiōnG2808and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762opensἀνοίγει·anoigeiG455,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

8‘I knowG3609yourdeedsἔργα.ergaG2041.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have putδέδωκαdedōkaG1325beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799youan openἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455doorθύρανthuranG2374whichἣνhēnG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410shutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you haveἔχειςecheisG2192a littleμικρὰνmikranG3398powerδύναμινdunaminG1411,and have keptἐτήρησάςetērēsasG5083My wordλόγονlogonG3056, andhave not deniedἠρνήσωērnēsōG720My nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

9BeholdG2400, Iwill causeδιδῶdidōG1325those ofthe synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,who sayλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004that they are JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and are not, but lieψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574--I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160themcomeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240and bowG4352downG4352at your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228, and make themknowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatI have lovedἠγάπησάēgapēsaG25you.

10BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you havekeptἐτήρησαςetērēsasG5083the wordλόγονlogonG3056of MyperseveranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,I alsoκἀγώkagōkaiG2532will keepτηρήσωtērēsōG5083you from the hourὥραςhōrasG5610oftestingπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986, that hourwhich is aboutμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064upon the wholeὅληςholēsG3650worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625, totestπειράσαιpeirasaiG3985thoseG3588who dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730on the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

11I am comingἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064quicklyταχύ·tachuG5035;holdκράτειkrateiG2902fastG2902whatὃhoG3739you haveἔχεις,echeisG2192,soἵναinaG2443that noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367will takeλάβῃlabēG2983yourcrownστέφανόνstephanonG4735.

12He who overcomesνικῶν,nikōnG3528,I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160him apillarστῦλονstulonG4769in the templeναῷnaōG3485of My GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and he will not goἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831out from it anymoreἔτι,etiG2089;and I will writeγράψωgrapsōG1125on him thenameὄνομαonomaG3686of My GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andthe nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of My GodθεοῦtheouG2316,the newκαινῆςkainēsG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,which comesG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772from My GodθεοῦtheouG2316, and Mynewκαινόν.kainonG2537nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

13He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.’

Message to Laodicea

14“To the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228WitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144, theBeginningἀρχὴarchēG746of the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

15‘I knowG3609your deedsἔργαergaG2041,that you are neitherοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593norοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστός.zestosG2200;I wishὄφελονophelonG3785that you were coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593orἢēG2228hotζεστός·zestosG2200.

16SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are lukewarmχλιαρὸςchliarosG5513,and neitherοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστὸςzestosG2200norοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593,I willμέλλωmellōG3195spitἐμέσαιemesaiG1692you out of My mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17BecauseG3754you sayλέγειςlegeisG3004, “I amG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,and have becomeG4147wealthyG4147,and haveἔχω,echōG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762,”and you do not knowG3609that you are wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005and miserableἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652and poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434and blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185and nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131,

18I adviseσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuōG4823you tobuyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59from MegoldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448by fireπυρὸςpurosG4442soἵναinaG2443that you may becomeG4147richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147, andwhiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440soἵναinaG2443that you may clotheπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016yourself, and thatthe shameαἰσχύνηaischunēG152of your nakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132will not be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;and eyeG2854salveG2854to anointἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472your eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788soἵναinaG2443that you may seeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

19ThoseG3745whomG3745I loveφιλῶphilōG5368,I reproveἐλέγχωelegchōG1651and disciplineπαιδεύω.paideuōG3811;thereforeοὖνounG3767be zealousG2205andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.

20BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476at the doorθύρανthuranG2374andknockκρούω.krouōG2925;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191My voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456and opensἀνοίξῃanoixēG455the doorθύραν,thuranG2374,I will comeεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525in to him and will dineδειπνήσωdeipnēsōG1172with him, and he with Me.

21He who overcomesνικῶν,nikōnG3528,I will grantδώσωdōsōG1325to himto sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523downG2523with Me on My throneθρόνῳthronōG2362, asI alsoG2532overcameἐνίκησαenikēsaG3528and satG2523downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523with My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962on His throneθρόνῳthronōG2362.

22He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.’”

Message to Sardis

Message to Philadelphia

Message to Laodicea

Commentaries on Revelation 3