Message to Philadelphia

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

^(B)He who is holy, ^(C)who is true, who has ^(D)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

⁸ ‘^(E)I know your ^[a]deeds. Behold, I have put before you ^(F)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and ^(G)have not denied My name. ⁹ Behold, I ^[b]will make those of ^(H)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them ^(I)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that ^(J)I have loved you. ¹⁰ Because you have ^(K)kept ^(L)My ^[c]word of perseverance, ^(M)I also will keep you from the hour of the ^[d](N)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole ^[e](O)world, to ^[f]test ^(P)those who live on the earth.

¹² The ^(A)ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast ^(B)for one hour.

¹⁵ I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from ^[a](A)the evil one. ^16 (B)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ^17 (C)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. ¹⁸ Just as ^(D)You sent Me into the world, ^(E)I also sent them into the world.

⁵ I have decided ^[a]to ^(A)turn such a person over to ^(B)Satan for the destruction of his ^[b]body, so that his spirit may be saved on ^(C)the day of the ^[c]Lord.

The Incomparable Christ

^13 [a]For He rescued us from the ^[b](A)domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of ^[c](B)His beloved Son,

^3 (A)We ^[a]give thanks to God, ^(B)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ^4 (C)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the ^(D)love which you have ^[b]for ^(E)all the ^[c]saints; ⁵ because of the ^(F)hope ^(G)reserved for you in ^[d]heaven, of which you previously ^(H)heard in the word of truth, ^[e]the gospel ⁶ which has come to you, just as ^[f](I)in all the world also it is bearing ^(J)fruit and ^[g]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you ^(K)heard it and ^[h]understood the grace of God in truth; ⁷ just as you learned it from ^(L)Epaphras, our ^(M)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, ⁸ and he also informed us of your ^(N)love in the Spirit.

⁹ For this reason we also, ^(O)since the day we heard about it, ^(P)have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the ^[i](Q)knowledge of His will in all spiritual ^(R)wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰ so that you will ^(S)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^[j](T)to please Him in all respects, ^(U)bearing fruit in every good work and ^[k]increasing in the ^[l]knowledge of God; ^11 (V)strengthened with all power, according to ^[m]His glorious might, ^[n]for the attaining of all perseverance and ^[o]patience; ^(W)joyously ¹² giving thanks to ^(X)the Father, who has qualified us ^[p]to share in ^(Y)the inheritance of the ^[q]saints in ^(Z)light.