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New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 3

Message to Sardis

1“To the angel of the church in 1Sardis write:

He who has 23the seven spirits of God and 4the seven stars, says this: ‘5I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are 6dead. 2Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. 3So 7remember 8what you have received and heard; and 9keep it, and 10repent. Then if you are not alert, 11I will come 12like a thief, and you will not know at 13what hour I will come to you. 4But you have a few 1415people in 16Sardis who have not 17soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me 18in white, for they are worthy. 519The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in 20white garments; and I will not 21erase his name from the book of life, and 22I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 623The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Message to Philadelphia

7“And to the angel of the church in 24Philadelphia write:

25He who is holy, 26who is true, who has 27the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

8‘28I know your 29deeds. Behold, I have put before you 30an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and 31have not denied My name. 9Behold, I 32will make those of 33the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--I will make them 34come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that 35I have loved you. 10Because you have 36kept 37My 38word of perseverance, 39I also will keep you from the hour of the 4041testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole 4243world, to 44test 45those who live on the earth. 1146I am coming quickly; 47hold firmly to what you have, so that no one will take your 48crown. 1249The one who overcomes, I will make him a 50pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the 51name of My God, and 52the name of the city of My God, 53the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My 54new name. 1355The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Message to Laodicea

14“To the angel of the church in 56Laodicea write:

57The Amen, 58the faithful and true Witness, 59the 60Origin of the creation of God, says this:

15‘61I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; 62I wish that you were cold or hot. 16So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17Because you say, “63I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked, 18I advise you to 64buy from Me 65gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and 66white garments so that you may clothe yourself and 67the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see. 1968Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and 69repent. 20Behold, I stand 70at the door and 71knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, 72I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 2173The one who overcomes, I will grant to him 74to sit with Me on My throne, as 75I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne. 2276The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 3:1 Rev 1:11 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 3:1 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 3:1 Rev 1:4 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 3:1 Rev 1:16 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 3:1 Rev 2:2; 3:8, 15 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 3:1 1 Tim 5:6 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 3:3 Rev 2:5 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 3:3 Lit how ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 3:3 Or follow ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 3:3 Rev 2:5 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 3:3 Rev 2:5 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 3:3 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 16:15 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 3:3 Matt 24:43; Luke 12:39f ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 3:4 Lit names ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 3:4 Rev 11:13 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 3:4 Rev 1:11 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 3:4 Jude 23 ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 3:4 Eccl 9:8; Rev 3:5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9, 13f; 19:8, 14 ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 3:5 Rev 2:7 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 3:5 Rev 3:4 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 3:5 Ex 32:32f; Ps 69:28; Luke 10:20; Rev 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27 ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 3:5 Matt 10:32; Luke 12:8 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 3:6 Rev 2:7 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 3:7 Rev 1:11 ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 3:7 Rev 6:10 ↩
  26. 26. Revelation 3:7 1 John 5:20; Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
  27. 27. Revelation 3:7 Job 12:14; Is 22:22; Matt 16:19; Rev 1:18 ↩
  28. 28. Revelation 3:8 Rev 3:1 ↩
  29. 29. Revelation 3:8 Or deeds (behold...shut), that you have ↩
  30. 30. Revelation 3:8 Acts 14:27 ↩
  31. 31. Revelation 3:8 Rev 2:13 ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 3:9 Lit give ↩
  33. 33. Revelation 3:9 Rev 2:9 ↩
  34. 34. Revelation 3:9 Is 45:14; 49:23; 60:14 ↩
  35. 35. Revelation 3:9 Is 43:4; John 17:23 ↩
  36. 36. Revelation 3:10 John 17:6; Rev 3:8 ↩
  37. 37. Revelation 3:10 Rev 1:9 ↩
  38. 38. Revelation 3:10 Or instruction ↩
  39. 39. Revelation 3:10 2 Tim 2:12; 2 Pet 2:9 ↩
  40. 40. Revelation 3:10 Or temptation ↩
  41. 41. Revelation 3:10 Rev 2:10 ↩
  42. 42. Revelation 3:10 Lit inhabited earth ↩
  43. 43. Revelation 3:10 Matt 24:14; Rev 16:14 ↩
  44. 44. Revelation 3:10 Or tempt ↩
  45. 45. Revelation 3:10 Rev 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 ↩
  46. 46. Revelation 3:11 Rev 1:3; 22:7, 12, 20 ↩
  47. 47. Revelation 3:11 Rev 2:25 ↩
  48. 48. Revelation 3:11 Rev 2:10 ↩
  49. 49. Revelation 3:12 Rev 3:5 ↩
  50. 50. Revelation 3:12 1 Kin 7:21; Jer 1:18; Gal 2:9 ↩
  51. 51. Revelation 3:12 Rev 14:1; 22:4 ↩
  52. 52. Revelation 3:12 Ezek 48:35; Rev 21:2 ↩
  53. 53. Revelation 3:12 Gal 4:26; Heb 13:14; Rev 21:2, 10 ↩
  54. 54. Revelation 3:12 Is 62:2; Rev 2:17 ↩
  55. 55. Revelation 3:13 Rev 3:6 ↩
  56. 56. Revelation 3:14 Rev 1:11 ↩
  57. 57. Revelation 3:14 2 Cor 1:20 ↩
  58. 58. Revelation 3:14 Rev 1:5; 3:7 ↩
  59. 59. Revelation 3:14 Gen 49:3; Deut 21:17; Prov 8:22; John 1:3; Col 1:18; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
  60. 60. Revelation 3:14 Or Beginning; i.e., Originator ↩
  61. 61. Revelation 3:15 Rev 3:1 ↩
  62. 62. Revelation 3:15 Rom 12:11 ↩
  63. 63. Revelation 3:17 Hos 12:8; Zech 11:5; Matt 5:3; 1 Cor 4:8 ↩
  64. 64. Revelation 3:18 Is 55:1; Matt 13:44 ↩
  65. 65. Revelation 3:18 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  66. 66. Revelation 3:18 Rev 3:4 ↩
  67. 67. Revelation 3:18 Rev 16:15 ↩
  68. 68. Revelation 3:19 Prov 3:12; 1 Cor 11:32; Heb 12:6 ↩
  69. 69. Revelation 3:19 Rev 2:5 ↩
  70. 70. Revelation 3:20 Matt 24:33; James 5:9 ↩
  71. 71. Revelation 3:20 Luke 12:36; John 10:3 ↩
  72. 72. Revelation 3:20 John 14:23 ↩
  73. 73. Revelation 3:21 Rev 2:7 ↩
  74. 74. Revelation 3:21 Matt 19:28; 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 2:26; 20:4 ↩
  75. 75. Revelation 3:21 John 16:33; Rev 5:5; 6:2; 17:14 ↩
  76. 76. Revelation 3:22 Rev 2:7 ↩

Commentaries on Revelation 3

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