启示录 3
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
给撒狄教会的信
3 “你要写信给在撒狄教会的使者，说：
‘那有 神七灵和七星的这样说：我知道你的行为，你有名声，说你是活着的，其实你是死的。 2 你要警醒，把那些剩下来将要死的坚强起来；因为我见你的行为在我 神面前是不完全的。 3 所以，你应当回想你是怎样领受、怎样听见的；应该遵守，也应该悔改。你若不警醒，我就要像贼来到一样。我甚么时候来到你那里，你决不能知道。 4 然而在撒狄你还有几名是未曾玷污自己衣服的，他们要身穿白衣与我同行；因为他们是配得上的。 5 得胜的，也必这样身穿白衣，我决不从生命册上涂抹他的名，我还要在我父和他的众天使面前，承认他的名。 6 圣灵向众教会所说的话，有耳的就应当听。’
给非拉铁非教会的信
7 “你要写信给在非拉铁非教会的使者，说：
‘那圣洁的、真实的，
拿着大卫的钥匙，
开了就没有人能关，
关了就没有人能开的（“拿着大卫的钥匙……没有人能开的”引自赛22:22），这样说：
8 我知道你的行为，看哪！我已经在你面前给你一道开着的门，是没有人能关的；因为你有一点点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。 9 看哪！从撒但的一党，就是自称是犹太人，其实不是犹太人，而是说谎的人中，我要使他们一些人来在你脚前下拜，并且知道我已经爱了你。 10 你既然遵守了我忍耐的道，我也必定保守你脱离那试炼的时候；这就是那将要临到普天下，来试炼住在地上的人的时候。 11 我必快来！你要持守你所有的，不要让人拿走你的冠冕。 12 得胜的，我要叫他在我 神的圣所里作柱子，他决不再出去，我也要把我 神的名，和我 神的城的名，就是那从天上、从我 神那里降下来的新耶路撒冷，以及我的新名，都写在他身上。 13 圣灵向众教会所说的话，有耳的就应当听。’
给老底嘉教会的信
14 “你要写信给在老底嘉教会的使者，说：
‘那位阿们的，忠信真实的见证人， 神创造万有的根源，这样说： 15 我知道你的行为，你不冷也不热；我巴不得你或冷或热。 16 因为你好象温水，不热也不冷，所以我要把你从我口中吐出去。 17 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，毫无缺乏。却不知你是困苦的、可怜的、贫穷的、瞎眼的、赤身的。 18 我劝你向我买精炼的金子，使你富足；又买白衣穿上，使你赤身的羞耻不会显露出来；也买眼药膏抹你的眼睛，使你可以看见。 19 凡是我所爱的，我就责备管教；所以你要热心，也要悔改。 20 看哪！我站在门外敲门；如果有人听见我的声音就开门的，我要进到他那里去，我要跟他在一起，他也要跟我在一起吃饭。 21 得胜的，我必定赐他和我一同坐在我的宝座上，正像我得了胜和我父一同坐在他的宝座上一样。 22 圣灵向众教会所说的话，有耳的就应当听。’”
啟示錄 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
給撒狄教會的信
3 「你要寫信告訴撒狄教會的天使，有上帝的七靈又有七顆星的主說，
『我知道你的行為，你名義上活著，實際上是死的。 2 你要警醒！把所剩無幾、奄奄一息的生命振作起來，因為我發現你的行為在我的上帝面前不純全。 3 因此，要回想你以前所領受、所聽見的教導，遵守這些教導，並且悔改。你若不警醒，我必在你意想不到的時候像賊一樣忽然來到。 4 不過在撒狄，你還有幾個人未曾玷污自己的衣服，他們要穿白袍與我同行，因為他們配得這樣。 5 得勝者必同樣穿上白袍，我絕不會從生命冊上抹去他的名字，我必在我父和眾天使面前承認他的名。
6 『聖靈對各教會所說的話，凡有耳朵的都應當聽。』
給非拉鐵非教會的信
7 「你要寫信告訴非拉鐵非教會的天使，那位聖潔、真實、拿著大衛的鑰匙、開了門無人能關、關了門無人能開的主說，
8 『我知道你的行為，你力量微小，卻遵守了我的教導，沒有背棄我的名。所以，看啊！我在你面前為你打開了一扇無人能關閉的門。 9 看啊！我要使撒旦的同夥，就是那些假冒猶太人的說謊者，在你面前俯伏下拜，讓他們知道你是我所疼愛的。 10 因為你遵守我有關堅忍的教導，所以當將來的試煉臨到全人類的時候，我必使你免受磨難。 11 我很快就要來了！你要持守你所擁有的，免得有人奪去你的冠冕。 12 我要使得勝者在我上帝的殿中作棟樑，永不離開。我要將我上帝的名號和我上帝聖城的名號，就是從天上我上帝那裡降下來的新耶路撒冷和我自己的新名號，都刻在他上面。
13 『聖靈對各教會所說的話，凡有耳朵的都應當聽。』
給老底嘉教會的信
14 「你要寫信告訴老底嘉教會的天使，那位實實在在[a]、誠信無偽的見證人，就是上帝所造萬物的元首說，
15 『我知道你的行為，你不冷也不熱。我情願你或冷或熱， 16 可是現在你卻像溫水一樣不冷不熱，我必將你從我口中吐出去！ 17 你說，我很富有，已經發了財，什麼都不缺。你卻不知道自己困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身露體。 18 我勸你向我買精煉的金子，使你真正富有。你也要向我買白袍穿在身上，好遮蓋你赤身露體的羞辱。你也要向我買眼藥抹眼睛，使你能看見。 19 凡我所愛的，我都會責備、管教。因此，你要熱心起來，也要悔改。 20 看啊！我站在門外敲門，若有誰聞聲開門，我必進去，我與他，他與我，一同坐席吃飯。 21 得勝者可以和我一同坐在我的寶座上，正如我得勝後與我父一同坐在祂的寶座上一樣。
22 『聖靈對各教會所說的話，凡有耳朵的都應當聽。』」
Footnotes
- 3·14 「那位實實在在」希臘文是「那位阿們的」。
启示录 3
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
給撒狄教會的信
3 “你要寫信給在撒狄教會的使者，說：
‘那有 神七靈和七星的這樣說：我知道你的行為，你有名聲，說你是活著的，其實你是死的。 2 你要警醒，把那些剩下來將要死的堅強起來；因為我見你的行為在我 神面前是不完全的。 3 所以，你應當回想你是怎樣領受、怎樣聽見的；應該遵守，也應該悔改。你若不警醒，我就要像賊來到一樣。我甚麼時候來到你那裡，你決不能知道。 4 然而在撒狄你還有幾名是未曾玷污自己衣服的，他們要身穿白衣與我同行；因為他們是配得上的。 5 得勝的，也必這樣身穿白衣，我決不從生命冊上塗抹他的名，我還要在我父和他的眾天使面前，承認他的名。 6 聖靈向眾教會所說的話，有耳的就應當聽。’
給非拉鐵非教會的信
7 “你要寫信給在非拉鐵非教會的使者，說：
‘那聖潔的、真實的，
拿著大衛的鑰匙，
開了就沒有人能關，
關了就沒有人能開的（“拿著大衛的鑰匙……沒有人能開的”引自賽22:22），這樣說：
8 我知道你的行為，看哪！我已經在你面前給你一道開著的門，是沒有人能關的；因為你有一點點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。 9 看哪！從撒但的一黨，就是自稱是猶太人，其實不是猶太人，而是說謊的人中，我要使他們一些人來在你腳前下拜，並且知道我已經愛了你。 10 你既然遵守了我忍耐的道，我也必定保守你脫離那試煉的時候；這就是那將要臨到普天下，來試煉住在地上的人的時候。 11 我必快來！你要持守你所有的，不要讓人拿走你的冠冕。 12 得勝的，我要叫他在我 神的聖所裡作柱子，他決不再出去，我也要把我 神的名，和我 神的城的名，就是那從天上、從我 神那裡降下來的新耶路撒冷，以及我的新名，都寫在他身上。 13 聖靈向眾教會所說的話，有耳的就應當聽。’
給老底嘉教會的信
14 “你要寫信給在老底嘉教會的使者，說：
‘那位阿們的，忠信真實的見證人， 神創造萬有的根源，這樣說： 15 我知道你的行為，你不冷也不熱；我巴不得你或冷或熱。 16 因為你好像溫水，不熱也不冷，所以我要把你從我口中吐出去。 17 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，毫無缺乏。卻不知你是困苦的、可憐的、貧窮的、瞎眼的、赤身的。 18 我勸你向我買精煉的金子，使你富足；又買白衣穿上，使你赤身的羞恥不會顯露出來；也買眼藥膏抹你的眼睛，使你可以看見。 19 凡是我所愛的，我就責備管教；所以你要熱心，也要悔改。 20 看哪！我站在門外敲門；如果有人聽見我的聲音就開門的，我要進到他那裡去，我要跟他在一起，他也要跟我在一起吃飯。 21 得勝的，我必定賜他和我一同坐在我的寶座上，正像我得了勝和我父一同坐在他的寶座上一樣。 22 聖靈向眾教會所說的話，有耳的就應當聽。’”
Revelation 3
Expanded Bible
To the Church in Sardis
3 “Write this to the ·angel [messenger; see 1:20] of the church in ·Sardis [C the capital of the Roman province of Lydia in western Asia Minor]:
“The One [C the resurrected Jesus] who has the ·seven spirits [C referring either to angels or to the “sevenfold Spirit”—the Holy Spirit portrayed in his perfection; 1:4] and the seven stars [1:16] says ·this [L these things]: I know ·what you do [your works]. ·People say [L You have a name/reputation] that you are alive, but really you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what you have left ·before it dies completely [or which is about to die]. I have found that ·what you are doing is less than what my God wants [L your works are incompleted/unfulfilled before my God]. 3 So ·do not forget [L remember] what you have received and heard. Obey it, and ·change your hearts and lives [repent]. ·So you must wake up, or [L But if you do not wake up,] I will come like a thief, and you will not know ·when [L at what hour] I will come ·to [upon; against] you. 4 But you have a ·few [few people; L few names] there in Sardis who have kept their clothes ·unstained [unsoiled; undefiled], so they will walk with me ·and will wear white clothes [L in white], because they are worthy. 5 Those who ·win the victory [overcome; conquer] will be dressed in white clothes like them. And I will ·not [never; C an emphatic negation] erase [wipe out; blot out] their names from the ·book [scroll] of life [Ex. 32:32–33; Ps. 69:28; Dan. 12:1], but I will ·say they belong to me [L confess their names] before my Father and before his angels. 6 Everyone who has ears should ·listen to [hear; obey] what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “Write this to the ·angel [messenger; see 1:20] of the church in ·Philadelphia [a city in the Roman province of Lydia in western Asia Minor]:
“This is what the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David [C the resurrected Jesus; holding the key of David signifies access to the king; Is. 22:22], says. When he opens a door, no one can close it. And when he closes it, no one can open it [C Jesus controls access to God]. 8 I know ·what you do [your works]. I have put an open door before you, which no one can close. I know you have little ·strength [power], but you have ·obeyed my teaching [L kept my word] and ·were not afraid to speak [L have not denied] my name. 9 Those in the synagogue ·that belongs to Satan [L of Satan] say they are Jews, but they are not true Jews; they are liars. I will make them come before you and bow at your feet, and they will ·know [acknowledge; learn] that I have loved you. 10 You have ·obeyed my teaching [L kept my word] about ·not giving up your faith [endurance; perseverance]. So I will keep you from the ·time [hour] of ·trouble [trial; testing] that ·will come [or is about to come] to the whole world to test those who live on earth.
11 “I am coming ·soon [quickly]. ·Continue strong in your faith [L Hold on to what you have] so no one will take away your crown [C wreath indicating honor or victory; 2:10]. 12 I will make those who ·win the victory [overcome; conquer] pillars in the temple of my God [C an image of stability and security close to the glory of God], and they will never have to leave it [C frequent earthquakes often forced Philadelphians to live outdoors]. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that comes down out of heaven from my God [C the believers’ eternal dwelling place; see chs. 21—22]. I will also write on them my new name. 13 Everyone who has ears should ·listen to [hear; obey] what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this to the ·angel [or messenger; see 1:20] of the church in Laodicea [C a city in Phrygia, a mountainous province of western Asia]:
“The Amen [C Hebrew for “so be it”; here referring to Jesus], the faithful and true witness, ·the ruler of all God has made [1:5; Prov. 8:30–31; C the resurrected Jesus], says this [L these things]: 15 I know ·what you do [your works], that you are not hot or cold. I wish that you were hot or cold [C both positive images, alluding to cold refreshing mountain streams and healing hot springs near Laodicea]! 16 But because you are lukewarm—neither hot, nor cold—I am ready to ·spit [vomit] you out of my mouth. 17 [L For] You say, ‘I am rich, and I have become wealthy and do not need anything.’ But you do not know that you are really ·miserable [wretched], pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I advise you to buy from me gold ·made pure in [refined by] fire so you can be truly rich. Buy from me white clothes [C indicating purity] so you can be clothed and so you can cover your shameful nakedness. Buy from me ·medicine [salve; ointment] to put on your eyes so you can truly see.
19 “I ·correct [rebuke] and ·punish [discipline] those whom I love. So be ·eager to do right [zealous; earnest], and ·change your hearts and lives [repent]. 20 ·Here I am [L Look; T Behold]! I stand at the door and knock. If ·you [L anyone] hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you, and you will eat with me.
21 “Those who ·win the victory [overcome; conquer] will sit with me on my throne in the same way that I ·won the victory [overcame; conquered; C over death, by his resurrection] and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Everyone who has ears should ·listen to [hear; obey] what the Spirit says to the churches.”
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