1And unto the angel of the churchinSardiswrite; These thingssaith he thathath the sevenSpirits of God, and the sevenstars; I knowthyworks, that thou hast a namethat thou livest, andartdead.
2Bewatchful, andstrengthen the things which remain, thatare ready to die: for I havenotfoundthyworksperfectbeforeGod.
3Rememberthereforehow thou hast receivedandheard, and hold fast, andrepent. Iftherefore thou shaltnotwatch, I will comeontheeas a thief, and thou shaltnotknowwhathour I will comeuponthee.
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Thou hast a fewnameseveninSardiswhichhavenotdefiledtheirgarments; and they shall walkwithmeinwhite: for they areworthy.
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He that overcometh, the same shall be clothedinwhiteraiment; and I willnot blot outhisnameoutof the bookoflife, but I willconfesshisnamebeforemyFather, andbeforehisangels.
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He that hath an ear, let him hearwhat the Spiritsaith unto the churches.
7And to the angel of the churchinPhiladelphiawrite; These thingssaith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no manshutteth; andshutteth, and no manopeneth;
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I knowthyworks: behold, I have setbeforethee an opendoor, and no mancanshutit: for thou hast a littlestrength, andhastkeptmyword, andhastnotdeniedmyname.
9Behold, I will makethemof the synagogueofSatan, whichsaytheyareJews, andarenot, but do lie; behold, I will makethemtocomeandworshipbeforethyfeet, andtoknowthatI have lovedthee.
10Because thou hast kept the word of mypatience, I also will keeptheefrom the hour of temptation, which shall comeuponall the world, to try them that dwellupon the earth.
11Behold, I comequickly: hold thatfastwhich thou hast, that no mantakethycrown.
12Him that overcometh will I make a pillarin the templeofmyGod, and he shall gonomoreout: and I will writeuponhim the nameofmyGod, and the nameof the cityofmyGod, whichisnewJerusalem, which cometh downoutofheavenfrommyGod: and I will writeuponhimmynewname.
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He that hath an ear, let him hearwhat the Spiritsaith unto the churches.
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceanswrite; These thingssaith the Amen, the faithfulandtruewitness, the beginning of the creation of God;
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I knowthyworks, that thou artneithercoldnorhot: I would thou wertcoldorhot.
16So then because thou artlukewarm, andneithercoldnorhot, I willspuethee out ofmymouth.
17Becausethousayest, I amrich, and increased with goods, andhaveneed of nothing; andknowestnotthatthouartwretched, andmiserable, andpoor, andblind, andnaked:
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I counselthee to buyofmegoldtriedin the fire, that thou mayest be rich; andwhiteraiment, that thou mayest be clothed, andthat the shameofthynakednessdonotappear; andanointthineeyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19As many asIlove, Irebukeandchasten: be zealoustherefore, andrepent.
20Behold, I standat the door, andknock: if any manhearmyvoice, andopen the door, I will come intohim, and will supwithhim, andhewithme.
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To him that overcometh will I grant to sitwithmeinmythrone, evenas I alsoovercame, and am set downwithmyFatherinhisthrone.
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He that hath an ear, let him hearwhat the Spiritsaith unto the churches.