New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 3:1-8
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.
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.
Commentaries on Revelation 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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