New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 3:1-8

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. 5 19The 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. 6 23The one who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’

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.

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 ↩
19. Revelation 3:5 Rev 2:7 ↩
20. Revelation 3:5 Rev 3:4 ↩
21. Revelation 3:5 Ex 32:32f; Ps 69:28; Luke 10:20; Rev 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27 ↩
22. Revelation 3:5 Matt 10:32; Luke 12:8 ↩
23. Revelation 3:6 Rev 2:7 ↩
24. Revelation 3:7 Rev 1:11 ↩
25. Revelation 3:7 Rev 6:10 ↩
26. Revelation 3:7 1 John 5:20; Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
27. Revelation 3:7 Job 12:14; Is 22:22; Matt 16:19; Rev 1:18 ↩
28. Revelation 3:8 Rev 3:1 ↩
29. Revelation 3:8 Or deeds (behold...shut), that you have ↩
30. Revelation 3:8 Acts 14:27 ↩
31. Revelation 3:8 Rev 2:13 ↩