New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 3:4-18

4But you haveG2192 a fewG3641 1 2peopleG3686 in 3SardisG4554 whoG3739 have not 4soiledG3435 their garmentsG2440; and they will walkG4043 with Me 5in whiteG3022, for they are worthyG514. 5 6The one who overcomesG3528 will be clothedG4016 the sameG3779 wayG3779, in 7whiteG3022 garmentsG2440; and I will not 8eraseG1813 his nameG3686 from the bookG976 of lifeG2222, and 9I will confessG3670 his nameG3686 beforeG1799 My FatherG3962 and beforeG1799 His angelsG32. 6 10The one who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’

7“And to the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 11PhiladelphiaG5359 writeG1125:

12He who is holyG40, 13who is trueG228, who hasG2192 14the keyG2807 of DavidG1160, who opensG455 and noG3762 oneG3762 will shutG2808, and who shutsG2808 and noG3762 oneG3762 opensG455, saysG3004 thisG3592:

8‘15I knowG3609 your 16deedsG2041. BeholdG2400, I have putG1325 beforeG1799 you 17an openG455 doorG2374 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 shutG2808, becauseG3754 you haveG2192 a littleG3398 powerG1411, and have followedG5083 My wordG3056, and 18have not deniedG720 My nameG3686. 9BeholdG2400, I 19will makeG1325 those of 20the synagogueG4864 of SatanG4567, who sayG3004 that they are JewsG2453 and are not, but lieG5574--I will makeG4160 them 21comeG2240 and bowG4352 downG4352 before your feetG4228, and make them knowG1097 that 22I have lovedG25 you. 10BecauseG3754 you have 23keptG5083 24My 25wordG3056 of perseveranceG5281, 26I alsoG2532 will keepG5083 you from the hourG5610 of the 27 28testingG3986, that hour which isG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 comeG2064 upon the wholeG3650 29 30worldG3625, to 31testG3985 32thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093. 11 33I am comingG2064 quicklyG5035; 34holdG2902 firmlyG2902 to whatG3739 you haveG2192, soG2443 thatG2443 noG3367 oneG3367 will takeG2983 your 35crownG4735. 12 36The one who overcomesG3528, I will makeG4160 him a 37pillarG4769 in the templeG3485 of My GodG2316, and he will not goG1831 outG1831 from it anymoreG2089; and I will writeG1125 on him the 38nameG3686 of My GodG2316, and 39the nameG3686 of the cityG4172 of My GodG2316, 40the newG2537 JerusalemG2419, which comesG2597 downG2597 out of heavenG3772 from My GodG2316, and My 41newG2537 nameG3686. 13 42The one who hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191 whatG5101 the SpiritG4151 saysG3004 to the churchesG1577.’

14“To the angelG32 of the churchG1577 in 43LaodiceaG2993 writeG1125:

44The AmenG281, 45the faithfulG4103 and trueG228 WitnessG3144, 46the 47OriginG746 of the creationG2937 of GodG2316, saysG3004 thisG3592:

15‘48I knowG3609 your deedsG2041, that you are neitherG3777 coldG5593 norG3777 hotG2200; 49I 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, “50I 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 51buyG59 from Me 52goldG5553 refinedG4448 by fireG4442 soG2443 thatG2443 you may becomeG4147 richG4147, and 53whiteG3022 garmentsG2440 soG2443 thatG2443 you may clotheG4016 yourself and 54the shameG152 of your nakednessG1132 will not be revealedG5319; and eyeG2854 salveG2854 to applyG1472 to your eyesG3788 soG2443 thatG2443 you may seeG991.

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Notes

1. Revelation 3:4 Lit names ↩
2. Revelation 3:4 Rev 11:13 ↩
3. Revelation 3:4 Rev 1:11 ↩
4. Revelation 3:4 Jude 23 ↩
5. Revelation 3:4 Eccl 9:8; Rev 3:5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9, 13f; 19:8, 14 ↩
6. Revelation 3:5 Rev 2:7 ↩
7. Revelation 3:5 Rev 3:4 ↩
8. Revelation 3:5 Ex 32:32f; Ps 69:28; Luke 10:20; Rev 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27 ↩
9. Revelation 3:5 Matt 10:32; Luke 12:8 ↩
10. Revelation 3:6 Rev 2:7 ↩
11. Revelation 3:7 Rev 1:11 ↩
12. Revelation 3:7 Rev 6:10 ↩
13. Revelation 3:7 1 John 5:20; Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
14. Revelation 3:7 Job 12:14; Is 22:22; Matt 16:19; Rev 1:18 ↩
15. Revelation 3:8 Rev 3:1 ↩
16. Revelation 3:8 Or deeds (behold...shut), that you have ↩
17. Revelation 3:8 Acts 14:27 ↩
18. Revelation 3:8 Rev 2:13 ↩
19. Revelation 3:9 Lit give ↩
20. Revelation 3:9 Rev 2:9 ↩
21. Revelation 3:9 Is 45:14; 49:23; 60:14 ↩
22. Revelation 3:9 Is 43:4; John 17:23 ↩
23. Revelation 3:10 John 17:6; Rev 3:8 ↩
24. Revelation 3:10 Rev 1:9 ↩
25. Revelation 3:10 Or instruction ↩
26. Revelation 3:10 2 Tim 2:12; 2 Pet 2:9 ↩
27. Revelation 3:10 Or temptation ↩
28. Revelation 3:10 Rev 2:10 ↩
29. Revelation 3:10 Lit inhabited earth ↩
30. Revelation 3:10 Matt 24:14; Rev 16:14 ↩
31. Revelation 3:10 Or tempt ↩
32. Revelation 3:10 Rev 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 ↩
33. Revelation 3:11 Rev 1:3; 22:7, 12, 20 ↩
34. Revelation 3:11 Rev 2:25 ↩
35. Revelation 3:11 Rev 2:10 ↩
36. Revelation 3:12 Rev 3:5 ↩
37. Revelation 3:12 1 Kin 7:21; Jer 1:18; Gal 2:9 ↩
38. Revelation 3:12 Rev 14:1; 22:4 ↩
39. Revelation 3:12 Ezek 48:35; Rev 21:2 ↩
40. Revelation 3:12 Gal 4:26; Heb 13:14; Rev 21:2, 10 ↩
41. Revelation 3:12 Is 62:2; Rev 2:17 ↩
42. Revelation 3:13 Rev 3:6 ↩
43. Revelation 3:14 Rev 1:11 ↩
44. Revelation 3:14 2 Cor 1:20 ↩
45. Revelation 3:14 Rev 1:5; 3:7 ↩
46. Revelation 3:14 Gen 49:3; Deut 21:17; Prov 8:22; John 1:3; Col 1:18; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
47. Revelation 3:14 Or Beginning; i.e., Originator ↩
48. Revelation 3:15 Rev 3:1 ↩
49. Revelation 3:15 Rom 12:11 ↩
50. Revelation 3:17 Hos 12:8; Zech 11:5; Matt 5:3; 1 Cor 4:8 ↩
51. Revelation 3:18 Is 55:1; Matt 13:44 ↩
52. Revelation 3:18 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
53. Revelation 3:18 Rev 3:4 ↩
54. Revelation 3:18 Rev 16:15 ↩

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