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Revelation 3:1-8

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.

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