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Revelation 3

New American Standard Bible 2020

Message to Sardis

1“To the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 1SardisG4554 writeG1125:

He who hasG2192 23the sevenG2033 spiritsG4151 of GodG2316 and 4the sevenG2033 starsG792, saysG3004 thisG3592: ‘5I knowG3609 your deedsG2041, that you haveG2192 a nameG3686 that you areG2198 aliveG2198, and yet you are 6deadG3498. 2Be constantlyG1127 alertG1127, and strengthenG4741 the thingsG3062 thatG3062 remainG3062, whichG3739 wereG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 dieG599; for I have not foundG2147 your deedsG2041 completedG4137 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 My GodG2316. 3SoG3767 7rememberG3421 8whatG4459 you have receivedG2983 and heardG191; and 9keepG5083 it, and 10repentG3340. ThenG3767 ifG1437 you are not alertG1127, 11I will comeG2240 12likeG5613 a thiefG2812, and you will not knowG1097 at 13whatG4169 hourG5610 I will comeG2240 to you. 4But you haveG2192 a fewG3641 1415peopleG3686 in 16SardisG4554 whoG3739 have not 17soiledG3435 their garmentsG2440; and they will walkG4043 with Me 18in whiteG3022, for they are worthyG514. 519The one who overcomesG3528 will be clothedG4016 the sameG3779 wayG3779, in 20whiteG3022 garmentsG2440; and I will not 21eraseG1813 his nameG3686 from the bookG976 of lifeG2222, and 22I will confessG3670 his nameG3686 beforeG1799 My FatherG3962 and beforeG1799 His angelsG32. 623The one who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’

Message to Philadelphia

7“And to the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 24PhiladelphiaG5359 writeG1125:

25He who is holyG40, 26who is trueG228, who hasG2192 27the keyG2807 of DavidG1160, who opensG455 and noG3762 oneG3762 will shutG2808, and who shutsG2808 and noG3762 oneG3762 opensG455, saysG3004 thisG3592:

8‘28I knowG3609 your 29deedsG2041. BeholdG2400, I have putG1325 beforeG1799 you 30an openG455 doorG2374 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 shutG2808, becauseG3754 you haveG2192 a littleG3398 powerG1411, and have followedG5083 My wordG3056, and 31have not deniedG720 My nameG3686. 9BeholdG2400, I 32will makeG1325 those of 33the synagogueG4864 of SatanG4567, who sayG3004 that they are JewsG2453 and are not, but lieG5574--I will makeG4160 them 34comeG2240 and bowG4352 downG4352 before your feetG4228, and make them knowG1097 that 35I have lovedG25 you. 10BecauseG3754 you have 36keptG5083 37My 38wordG3056 of perseveranceG5281, 39I alsoG2532 will keepG5083 you from the hourG5610 of the 4041testingG3986, that hour which isG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 comeG2064 upon the wholeG3650 4243worldG3625, to 44testG3985 45thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093. 1146I am comingG2064 quicklyG5035; 47holdG2902 firmlyG2902 to whatG3739 you haveG2192, soG2443 thatG2443 noG3367 oneG3367 will takeG2983 your 48crownG4735. 1249The one who overcomesG3528, I will makeG4160 him a 50pillarG4769 in the templeG3485 of My GodG2316, and he will not goG1831 outG1831 from it anymoreG2089; and I will writeG1125 on him the 51nameG3686 of My GodG2316, and 52the nameG3686 of the cityG4172 of My GodG2316, 53the newG2537 JerusalemG2419, which comesG2597 downG2597 out of heavenG3772 from My GodG2316, and My 54newG2537 nameG3686. 1355The one who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’

Message to Laodicea

14“To the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 56LaodiceaG2993 writeG1125:

57The AmenG281, 58the faithfulG4103 and trueG228 WitnessG3144, 59the 60OriginG746 of the creationG2937 of GodG2316, saysG3004 thisG3592:

15‘61I knowG3609 your deedsG2041, that you are neitherG3777 coldG5593 norG3777 hotG2200; 62I wishG3785 that you were coldG5593 orG2228 hotG2200. 16SoG3779 becauseG3754 you are lukewarmG5513, and neitherG3777 hotG2200 norG3777 coldG5593, I willG3195 vomitG1692 you out of My mouthG4750. 17BecauseG3754 you sayG3004, “63I amG1510 richG4145, and have becomeG4147 wealthyG4147, and haveG2192 noG3762 needG5532 of anythingG3762,” and you do not knowG3609 that you are wretchedG5005, miserableG1652, poorG4434, blindG5185, and nakedG1131, 18I adviseG4823 you to 64buyG59 from Me 65goldG5553 refinedG4448 by fireG4442 soG2443 thatG2443 you may becomeG4147 richG4147, and 66whiteG3022 garmentsG2440 soG2443 thatG2443 you may clotheG4016 yourself and 67the shameG152 of your nakednessG1132 will not be revealedG5319; and eyeG2854 salveG2854 to applyG1472 to your eyesG3788 soG2443 thatG2443 you may seeG991. 1968ThoseG3745 whomG3745 I loveG5368, I rebukeG1651 and disciplineG3811; thereforeG3767 be zealousG2205 and 69repentG3340. 20BeholdG2400, I standG2476 70at the doorG2374 and 71knockG2925; ifG1437 anyoneG5100 hearsG191 My voiceG5456 and opensG455 the doorG2374, 72I will comeG1525 inG1525 to him and will dineG1172 with him, and he with Me. 2173The one who overcomesG3528, I will grantG1325 to him 74to sitG2523 with Me on My throneG2362, as 75I alsoG2532 overcameG3528 and satG2523 with My FatherG3962 on His throneG2362. 2276The one who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’”

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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