Revelation 3:1 New English Translation
To the Church in Sardis
3 “To[a] the angel of the church in Sardis write the following:[b]
“This is the solemn pronouncement of[c] the one who holds[d] the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation[e] that you are alive, but[f] in reality[g] you are dead.
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- Revelation 3:1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 3:1 tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.
- Revelation 3:1 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1.
- Revelation 3:1 tn Grk “who has” (cf. 1:16).
- Revelation 3:1 tn Grk “a name.”
- Revelation 3:1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
- Revelation 3:1 tn The prepositional phrase “in reality” is supplied in the translation to make explicit the idea that their being alive was only an illusion.
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