New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 3:4-18

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.’

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.’

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.

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