CHAP. III.
Directions what to write to
Sardis, Philadelphia, and
Laodicia.
1 And to the angel of the
church of Sardis write:
Thus saith he, that hath the
seven Spirits of God, and the
seven stars: I know thy works,
that thou hast, the name of being
alive, and thou art dead.
2 Be watchful, and strengthen
the things that remain,
which are ready to die. For
I find not thy works full before
my God.
3 Have in mind therefore
in what manner thou hast received
and heard; and observe,
and do penance. If then thou
shalt not watch; I will come
to thee as a thief, and thou
shalt not know at what hour
I will come to thee.
4 But thou hast a few names
in Sardis, which have not defiled
their garments: and they
shall walk with me in white,
because they are worthy.
5 He that shall overcome,
shall thus be cloathed in white
garments, and I will not blot
out his name out of the book
of life, and I will confess his
name before my Father, and
before his Angels.
6 He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit
saith to the churches.
7 And to the angel of the
church of Philadelphia write:
Thus saith the Holy one and
the True one, he than hath
the key of David; he that
openeth, and no man shutteth:
shutteth, and no man
openeth:
8 I know thy works. Behold,
I have given before
thee an open door which no
man can shut: because thou
hast kept my word, and hast
not denied my name.
9 Behold, I will bring them
of the synagogue of satan, who
say they are Jews, and are
not, but do lie: Behold, I
will make them to come and
worship before thy feet: And
they shall know, that I have
loved thee.
10 Because thou hast kept
the word of my patience, I
will also keep thee from the
hour of temptation, which
shall come upon the whole
world to try them that dwell
upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly:
hold fast that which thou
hast, that no man take thy
crown.
12 He that shall overcome;
I will make him a pillar in
the temple of my God; and
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he shall go out no more: and
I will write upon him the
name of my God, and the
name of the city of my God,
the new Jerusalem, which
cometh down out of heaven
from my God, and my new
name.
13 He that hath an ear, let
him hear what the Spirit saith
to the churches.
14 And to the angel of
the church of Laodicia write:
Thus saith the note Amen,
the faithful and true witness,
who is note the beginning of
the creation of God:
15 I know thy works, that
thou art neither cold, nor
hot: I would thou wert cold,
or hot:
16 But because thou art
luke-warm, and neither cold,
nor hot, I will begin to vomit
thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayst: I
am rich, and made wealthy,
and I have need of nothing:
and thou knowest not, that
thou art wretched, and miserable,
and poor, and blind,
and naked.
18 I counsel thee to buy
of me gold fire-tried, that thou
mayst be made rich: and
mayst be cloathed in white
garments, and the shame of
thy nakedness may not appear:
and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve,
that thou mayst see.
19 Such as I love, I rebuke
and chastise. Be zealous therefore
and do penance.
20 Behold, I stand at the
gate, and knock: if any man
shall hear my voice, and open
to me the door, I will come
in to him, and will sup with
him, and he with me.
21 To him that shall overcome,
I will give to sit with
me in my throne: as I also
have overcome, and am set
down with my Father in his
throne.
22 He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit
saith to the churches.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
