Revised Literal Translation

Revelation 3

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532unto the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG3588 G32of the AssemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG3588 G1577inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554writeγράψον·grapsonG1125;These thingsτάδεtadeG3592saithλέγειlegeiG3004he that hathἔχωνechōnG3588 G2192theG3588 G4151sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG3588 G4151of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G792sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρας·asterasG3588 G792;I knowG1492thyσουsouG4771worksἔργαergaG3588 G2041,thatὅτιhotiG3754thou hastἔχειςecheisG2192a nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686thatὅτιhotiG3754thou livestζῇςzēasG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532artεἶ.eiG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498.

2BeγίνουginouG1096watchfulγρηγορῶνgrēgorōnG1127,andκαὶkaiG2532strengthenστήρισονstērisonG4741the things which remainλοιπὰloipaG3062,thatἃhaG3739are ready toἔμελλονemellonG3195dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:forγὰρgarG1063I haveG2147notοὐouG3756foundG2147thyσουsouG4771worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588 G2041perfectπεπληρωμέναpeplērōmenaG4137beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτὰ θεοῦta theouG3588 G2316.τοῦtouG3588

3RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421thereforeοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459thou hast receivedεἴληφαςeilēphasG2983andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσας,ēkousasG191,andκαὶkaiG2532hold fastτήρειtēreiG5083,andκαὶkaiG2532repentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.IfἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767thou shaltG1127notμὴmēG3361watchγρηγορήσῃς,grēgorēsēsG1127,I will comeἥξωhēxōG2240onG1909theeG4771asὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτης,kleptēsG2812,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shaltnotοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361knowγνῷςgnōsG1097whatποίανpoianG4169hourὥρανhōranG5610I will comeἥξωhēxōG2240uponG1909theeG4771.

4Thou hastἔχειςecheisG2192a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641namesὀνόματαonomataG3686evenG2532inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554whichἃhaG3739haveG3435notοὐκoukG3756defiledG3435theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846garmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588 G2440;andG2532they shall walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022:forὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσιν.eisinG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514.

5He that overcomethνικῶνnikōnG3528,the sameG3778shall be clothedπεριβαλεῖταιperibaleitaiG4016inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022raimentἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440;andκαὶkaiG2532I willG1813notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361blot outG1813hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὁ ὄνομαho onomaG3588 G3686out ofἐκekG1537the bookτὸ βίβλουto biblouG3588 G976of lifeτῆς ζωῆςtēs zōēsG3588 G2222,butκαὶkaiG2532I will confessG1843hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameτῆς ὄνομαtēs onomaG3588 G3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799myG1473Fatherτὸ πατρόςto patrosG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846angelsτοῦ ἀγγέλωνtou angelōnG3588 G32.τῶνtōnG3588

6He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the Spiritὁ πνεῦμαho pneumaG3588 G4151saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto the Assembliesτὸ ἐκκλησίαις.¶to ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577.ταῖςtaisG3588

7AndΚαὶKaiG2532to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG3588 G32of the AssemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG3588 G1577inἐνenG1722PhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125;These thingsτάδεtadeG3592saithλέγειlegeiG3004he that is holyἅγιος,hagiosG3588 G40,he that is trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG3588 G228,he that hathἔχωνechōnG3588 G2192the keyκλεῖνkleinG3588 G2807of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG3588 G1138,he that openethἀνοίγωνanoigōnG3588 G455,andκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762shuttethκλείσειkleiseiG2808;andκαὶkaiG2532shuttethκλείωνkleiōnG2808,andκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762openethἀνοίγει·anoigeiG455;

8I knowG1492thyσουsouG4771worksτὰ ἔργα.ta ergaG3588 G2041:beholdG3708,I have setδέδωκαdedōkaG1325beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799theeσουsouG4771anG2374openἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455doorθύρανthuranG2374,andG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410shutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808itαὐτήν·autēnG846:forὅτιhotiG3754thou hastἔχειςecheisG2192a littleμικρὰνmikranG3398strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411,andG2532hast keptἐτήρησάςetērēsasG5083myG1473wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,andG2532hastG720notοὐκoukG3756deniedG720myG1473nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686.

9BeholdG3708,I will makeδιδῶdidōG1325themG3004ofἐκekG1537the synagogueτῆς συναγωγῆςtēs sunagōgēsG3588 G4864of Satanτοῦ σατανᾶtou satanaG3588 G4567,which sayG3004theyἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438areG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532areG1510notοὐκoukG3756,butἀλλὰallaG235do lieψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574;beholdG3708,I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846toἵναinaG2443comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240andκαὶkaiG2532worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799thyσουsouG4771feetτῶν ποδῶνtōn podōnG3588 G4228,andκαὶkaiG2532toknowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473have lovedἠγάπησάēgapēsaG25theeσε.seG4771.τῶνtōnG3588

10BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hast keptἐτήρησαςetērēsasG5083the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056ofG3588 G5281myκἀγώkagōkaiG1473patienceG3588 G5281,I alsoG2504will keepτηρήσωtērēsōG5083theeσεseG4771fromἐκekG1537the hourὥραςhōrasG3588 G5610of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3588 G3986,which shallμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064uponἐπὶepiG1909allὅληςholēsG3650the worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3588 G3625,to tryπειράσαιpeirasaiG3985them that dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730uponἐπὶepiG1909the earthγῆς.gēsG3588 G1093.G3588G3588

11BeholdG3708,I comeἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064quicklyταχύ·tachuG5035:holdκράτειkrateiG2902thatG3739fastG2902whichG3739thou hastἔχεις,echeisG2192,thatἵναinaG2443no manμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367takeλάβῃlabēG2983thyσου.souG4771crownτὸν στέφανόνton stephanonG3588 G4735.

12Him that overcomethνικῶν,nikōnG3588 G3528will I makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160αὐτὸνautonG846a pillarστῦλονstulonG4769inἐνenG1722the templeναῷnaōG3588 G3485ofG3588 G2316myG1473GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he shall goἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361moreἔτι,etiG2089outἔξωexōG1854:andκαὶkaiG2532I will writeγράψωgrapsōG1125uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846the nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686ofG3588 G2316myG1473GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532the nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG3588 G4172ofG3588 G2316myG1473GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316, which isnewκαινῆςkainēsG3588 G2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,whichG3739cometh downκαταβαίνουσαkatabainousaG2597out ofἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3588 G3772fromἀπὸapoG575myG1473GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316:andκαὶkaiG2532I will write upon himmyG1473newκαινόν.kainonG3588 G2537nameὄνομάonomaG3588 G3686.

13He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the Spiritὁ πνεῦμαho pneumaG3588 G4151saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto the Assembliesτὸ ἐκκλησίαις.¶to ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577.ταῖςtaisG3588

14AndΚαὶKaiG2532unto the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG3588 G32of the AssemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG3588 G1577of the LaodiceansG2994writeγράψον·grapsonG1125;These thingsτάδεtadeG3592saithλέγειlegeiG3004the Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,theG3588 G3144faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228witnessμάρτυςmartusG3588 G3144,the headἀρχὴarchēG3588 G746of the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG3588 G2937of Godθεοῦ·theouG3588 G2316;G3588G3588

15I knowG1492thyσουsouG4771worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588 G2041,thatὅτιhotiG3754thou artεἶeiG1510neitherοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593norοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστός.zestosG2200:I wouldὄφελονophelonG3785thou wertἦςēsG1510coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593orἢēG2228hotζεστός·zestosG2200.

16So thenοὕτωςhoutōsG3779becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou artεἶeiG1510lukewarmχλιαρὸςchliarosG5513,andκαὶkaiG2532neitherοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593norοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστὸςzestosG2200,I willμέλλωmellōG3195spueἐμέσαιemesaiG1692theeσεseG4771out ofἐκekG1537myG1473mouthτοῦ στόματόςtou stomatosG3588 G4750.

17BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thou sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004,I amεἰμιeimiG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,andκαὶkaiG2532increased with goodsπεπλούτηκαpeploutēkaG4147,andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχω,echōG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762;andκαὶkaiG2532knowestG1492notοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754thouσὺsuG4771artεἶeiG1510wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005,andκαὶkaiG2532miserableἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652,andκαὶkaiG2532poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131:ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588

18I counselσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuōG4823theeσοιsoiG4771to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοῦemouG1473goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553triedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448inἐκekG1537the fireπυρὸςpurosG4442,thatἵναinaG2443thou mayest be richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147;andκαὶkaiG2532whiteλευκὰleukaG3022raimentἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,thatἵναinaG2443thou mayest be clothedπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016,andκαὶkaiG2532thatthe shameαἰσχύνηaischunēG3588 G152ofG3588 G1132thyσου,souG4771nakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG3588 G1132do notμὴmēG3361appearφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;andκαὶkaiG2532anointἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472thineσουsouG4771eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3588 G3788with eyesalveκολλούριονkollourionG2854,thatἵναinaG2443thou mayest seeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

19As many asὅσουςhosousG3745IG1473loveφιλῶphilōG5368,IG1473rebukeἐλέγχωelegchōG1651andκαὶkaiG2532chastenπαιδεύω.paideuōG3811:be zealousG2206thereforeοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532repentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.ἐὰνeanG1437

20BeholdG3708,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476atἐπὶepiG1909the doorτὴν θύρανtēn thuranG3588 G2374,andG2532knockκρούω.krouōG2925:ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100hearἀκούσῃakousēG191myG1473voiceτῆς φωνῆςtēs phōnēsG3588 G5456,andG2532openἀνοίξῃanoixēG455the doorτὴν θύραν,tēn thuranG3588 G2374,I will come inεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,andG2532will supδειπνήσωdeipnēsōG1172withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846,andG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473.

21To himαὐτῷautōG846that overcomethνικῶν,nikōnG3528will I grantδώσωdōsōG1325to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473inἐνenG1722myG1473throneὁ θρόνῳho thronōG3588 G2362,even asὡςhōsG5613I alsoG2504overcameἐνίκησαenikēsaG3528,andG2532am set downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523withμετὰmetaG3326myG1473Fatherτῷ πατρόςtō patrosG3588 G3962inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846throneτοῦ θρόνῳtou thronōG3588 G2362.τῷtōG3588

22He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the Spiritὁ πνεῦμαho pneumaG3588 G4151saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto the Assembliesτὸ ἐκκλησίαις.¶to ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577.ταῖςtaisG3588

Commentaries on Revelation 3