Revelation 3:1-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Letter to Sardis

3 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:

“The One who has the seven spirits of God^(A) and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation^[a] for being alive, but you are dead. ² Be alert and strengthen^[b] what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before My God. ³ Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come^[c] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.^{[d] 4} But you have a few people^[e] in Sardis who have not defiled^[f] their clothes, and they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. ⁵ In the same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life^(B) but will acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels.

⁶ “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.