Revised Version 1895

Revelation 3

1AndG2532toλέγειlegeiG3004theG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofG4151theG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554writeγράψον·grapsonG1125;TheseG3748thingsG3588saithheG2532thatG3754haththeG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρας·asterasG792:IG2532knowG1492thyworksἔργαergaG2041,thatG3754thou hast anameὄνομαonomaG3686thatG3754thou livest,andG2532thou artdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498.

2BeγίνουginouG1096thou watchful,andκαὶkaiG2532stablishtheG3588thingsG3739thatG3739remainλοιπὰloipaG3062,whichG3739werereadyG3195toG3195dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:forγὰρgarG1063IG1473havefoundεὕρηκάheurēkaG2147noοὐouG3756worksἔργαergaG2041ofG2316thinefulfilledπεπληρωμέναpeplērōmenaG4137beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799myG3739GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3RememberμνημόνευεmnēmoneueG3421thereforeοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459thou hastreceivedεἴληφαςeilēphasG2983andG2532didsthearἤκουσας,ēkousasG191;andG2532keepτήρειtēreiG5083itG1437,andG2532repentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.IfG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767thou shaltnotG3756watchγρηγορήσῃς,grēgorēsēsG1127,IG1437willG2532comeἥξωhēxōG2240asὡςhōsG5613athiefκλέπτης,kleptēsG2812,andG2532thou shaltnotG3756knowγνῷςgnōsG1097whatποίανpoianG4169hourὥρανhōranG5610IG1437willG2532comeἥξωhēxōG2240uponἐπὶepiG1909thee.

4Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thou hast afewὀλίγαoligaG3641namesὀνόματαonomataG3686inἐνenG1722SardisΣάρδεσινSardesinG4554whichἃhaG3739didG1510notοὐκoukG3756defiletheirG846garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440:andG2532theyG846shallG2532walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022;forὅτιhotiG3754theyG846areG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514.

5HeG2532thatG846overcomethshallG2532thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779beG2532arrayedinG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022garmentsἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440;andG2532IG1473willG2532inG1722noοὐouG3756wise blothisG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686outG1537ofG1537theG3588bookβίβλουbiblouG976ofG1537lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,andG2532IG1473willG2532confessὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670hisG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799myG1722FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,andG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799hisG846angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.

6HeG3004thatG3004hathanἔχωνechōnG2192earοὖςousG3775,letG3004himG191hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtoG3004theG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

7AndG2532toG3004theG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofG1577theG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722PhiladelphiaΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelpheiaG5359writeγράψον·grapsonG1125;TheseG3588thingsG3588saithheG2532thatG3004isholyἅγιος,hagiosG40,heG2532thatG3004istrueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,heG2532thatG3004haththeG3588keyκλεῖνkleinG2807ofG1577DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,heG2532thatG3004openeth,andG2532noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762shallG2532shutG2808,andG2532thatG3004shutteth,andG2532noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762openeth:

8IG1473knowG1492thyworksἔργα.ergaG2041(beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG1473have setbeforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799thee adoorθύρανthuranG2374openedἠνεῳγμένηνēneōgmenēnG455,whichἣνhēnG3739noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410shutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808),thatὅτιhotiG3754thou hast alittleμικρὰνmikranG3398powerδύναμινdunaminG1411,andκαὶkaiG2532didstkeepG5083myG5083wordλόγονlogonG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532didstnotοὐκoukG3756denyἠρνήσωērnēsōG720myG5083nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

9BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG1473giveδιδῶdidōG1325ofG1537theG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864ofG1537SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,ofG1537themG846whichG3748sayλεγόντωνlegontōnG3004theyG846areG1510JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846areG1510notοὐκoukG3756,butἀλλὰallaG235doG4160lieψεύδονται,pseudontaiG5574;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG1473willG1510makeG4160themG846toG2443comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240andκαὶkaiG2532worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799thyfeetποδῶνpodōnG4228,andκαὶkaiG2532toG2443knowγνῶσινgnōsinG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473haveG1510lovedἠγάπησάēgapēsaG25thee.

10BecauseG3754thou didstkeepG5083theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG1537myG5083patienceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,IκἀγώkagōkaiG1473alsoG2504willμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195keepG5083theefromG1537theG3588hourὥραςhōrasG5610ofG1537trialπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,thatG3754hourG5610whichG3748istoG1909comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064uponG1909theG3588wholeὅληςholēsG3650worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625,toG1909trythemG5083thatG3754dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730uponG1909theG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

11IG3739comeἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064quicklyταχύ·tachuG5035:holdκράτειkrateiG2902fastG2902thatG3739whichG3739thou hast,thatG3739noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367takeλάβῃlabēG2983thycrownστέφανόνstephanonG4735.

12HeG2532thatG846overcometh,IG1473willG2316makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160himG846apillarστῦλονstulonG4769inG1722theG3588templeναῷnaōG3485ofG1537myG1722GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532heG2532shallG2532goἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831outG1831thencenoοὐouG3756moreἔτι,etiG2089:andG2532IG1473willG2316writeγράψωgrapsōG1125uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himG846theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG1537myG1722GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG1537theG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofG1537myG1722GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theG3588newκαινῆςkainēsG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,whichG3588comethdownκαταβαίνουσαkatabainousaG2597outG1831ofG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromἀπὸapoG575myG1722GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532mineG1473ownG846newκαινόν.kainonG2537nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

13HeG3004thatG3004hathanἔχωνechōnG2192earοὖςousG3775,letG3004himG191hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtoG3004theG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

14AndΚαὶKaiG2532toλέγειlegeiG3004theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ofG2316theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125;TheseὁhoG3588thingsὁhoG3588saiththeὁhoG3588Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,theἡhēG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,theτῆςtēsG3588beginningἀρχὴarchēG746ofG2316theτοῦtouG3588creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937ofG2316Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:

15IG3754knowG1492thyworksἔργαergaG2041,thatG3754thou artneitherοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593norοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστός.zestosG2200:IG3754would thou wertcoldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593orἢēG2228hotζεστός·zestosG2200.

16SoG2532becauseG3754thou artlukewarmχλιαρὸςchliarosG5513,andG2532neitherοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστὸςzestosG2200norοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593,IG1473willεἶeiG1510spew theeoutG1537ofG1537myG3754mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17BecauseG3754thou sayest,IG2532amG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,andG2532have gottenrichesπεπλούτηκαpeploutēkaG4147,andG2532haveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofλέγειςlegeisG3004nothingG3762;andG2532knowestnotοὐκoukG3756thatG3754thou arttheὁhoG3588wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005oneG3762andG2532miserableἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652andG2532poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434andG2532blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andG2532nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131:

18IG1473counsel theetoG2443buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59ofG1537meG1473goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448byG1537fireπυρὸςpurosG4442,thatG2443thou mayestbecomeG4147richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147;andG2532whiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,thatG2443thou mayestclotheπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016thyself,andG2532thatG2443theG3588shameαἰσχύνηaischunēG152ofG1537thynakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132beG2532notμὴmēG3361madeG5319manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;andG2532eyesalvetoG2443anointἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472thineeyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788,thatG2443thou mayestseeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

19AsG3745manyὅσουςhosousG3745asG3745IG1473loveφιλῶphilōG5368,IG1473reproveἐλέγχωelegchōG1651andG2532chasten:beG2532zealousthereforeοὖνounG3767,andG2532repentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.

20BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG1473standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476attheG3588doorθύρανthuranG2374andκαὶkaiG2532knockκρούω.krouōG2925:ifἐάνeanG1437anyG5100manG5100hearἀκούσῃakousēG191myG191voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456andκαὶkaiG2532openἀνοίξῃanoixēG455theG3588doorθύραν,thuranG2374,IG1473willG5100comeεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525inἐπὶepiG1909toπρὸςprosG4314himG846,andκαὶkaiG2532willG5100supwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846,andκαὶkaiG2532heκαὶkaiG2532withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473.

21HeG2532thatG846overcometh,IἐμοῦemouG1473willG2532giveδώσωdōsōG1325toG2532himG846toG2532sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523downG2523withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1325inG1722myG1722throneθρόνῳthronōG2362,asὡςhōsG5613IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473alsoG2532overcameG3528,andG2532satG2523downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523withμετὰmetaG3326myG1722FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962inG1722hisG846throneθρόνῳthronōG2362.

22HeG3004thatG3004hathanἔχωνechōnG2192earοὖςousG3775,letG3004himG191hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saithtoG3004theG3588churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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