To the Church in Sardis

3 “And to the angel of the church in ^(A)Sardis write:

This is what He who has ^(B)the seven Spirits of God and ^(C)the seven stars, says: ‘^(D)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, ^[a]but you are ^(E)dead. ² Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of My God. ³ So ^(F)remember ^[b]what you have received and heard; and keep it, and ^(G)repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, ^(H)I will come ^(I)like a thief, and you will not know at ^(J)what hour I will come to you. ⁴ But you have a few ^[c](K)names in ^(L)Sardis who have not ^(M)defiled their garments, and they will walk with Me ^(N)in white, for they are worthy. ^5 (O)He who overcomes will thus be clothed in ^(P)white garments, and I will never ^(Q)erase his name from the book of life, and ^(R)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. ^6 (S)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷ “And to the angel of the church in ^(T)Philadelphia write:

^(U)This is what He who is holy, ^(V)who is true, who has ^(W)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says:

⁸ ‘^(X)I know your ^[d]deeds. Behold, I have given before you ^(Y)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and ^(Z)have not denied My name. ⁹ Behold, I am giving up those of ^(AA)the synagogue of Satan, those who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them ^(AB)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that ^(AC)I have loved you. ¹⁰ Because you have ^(AD)kept the word of ^(AE)My perseverance, ^(AF)I also will keep you from the hour of ^[e](AG)testing, which is about to come upon the whole ^[f](AH)world, to ^[g]test ^(AI)those who dwell on the earth. ^11 (AJ)I am coming quickly; ^(AK)hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your ^(AL)crown. ^12 (AM)He who overcomes, I will make him a ^(AN)pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he will never go out from it anymore. And I will write on him the ^(AO)name of My God, and ^(AP)the name of the city of My God, ^(AQ)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My ^(AR)new name. ^13 (AS)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴ “And to the angel of the church in ^(AT)Laodicea write:

^(AU)This is what the Amen, ^(AV)the faithful and true Witness, ^(AW)the ^[h]Beginning of the creation of God, says:

¹⁵ ‘^(AX)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. ^(AY)I wish that you were cold or hot. ¹⁶ So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will ^[i]spit you out of My mouth. ¹⁷ Because you say, “^(AZ)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked. ¹⁸ I advise you to ^(BA)buy from Me ^(BB)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and ^(BC)white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that ^(BD)the shame of your nakedness will not be manifested; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. ^19 (BE)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Therefore be zealous and ^(BF)repent. ²⁰ Behold, I stand ^(BG)at the door and ^(BH)knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, ^(BI)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. ^21 (BJ)He who overcomes, I will grant to him ^(BK)to sit down with Me on My throne, as ^(BL)I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. ^22 (BM)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”