New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 3:1-4

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

He who hasG2192 2 3the 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 14 15peopleG3686 in 16SardisG4554 whoG3739 have not 17soiledG3435 their garmentsG2440; and they will walkG4043 with Me 18in whiteG3022, for they are worthyG514.

Notes

1. Revelation 3:1 Rev 1:11 ↩
2. Revelation 3:1 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels ↩
3. Revelation 3:1 Rev 1:4 ↩
4. Revelation 3:1 Rev 1:16 ↩
5. Revelation 3:1 Rev 2:2; 3:8, 15 ↩
6. Revelation 3:1 1 Tim 5:6 ↩
7. Revelation 3:3 Rev 2:5 ↩
8. Revelation 3:3 Lit how ↩
9. Revelation 3:3 Or follow ↩
10. Revelation 3:3 Rev 2:5 ↩
11. Revelation 3:3 Rev 2:5 ↩
12. Revelation 3:3 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 16:15 ↩
13. Revelation 3:3 Matt 24:43; Luke 12:39f ↩
14. Revelation 3:4 Lit names ↩
15. Revelation 3:4 Rev 11:13 ↩
16. Revelation 3:4 Rev 1:11 ↩
17. Revelation 3:4 Jude 23 ↩
18. Revelation 3:4 Eccl 9:8; Rev 3:5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9, 13f; 19:8, 14 ↩