Revelation 3:1
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The Dead Church
3 “And to the [a]angel of the church in Sardis write,
‘These things says He who (A)has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
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- Revelation 3:1 Or messenger
1 Timothy 5:6
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6 But she who lives in [a]pleasure is dead while she lives.
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- 1 Timothy 5:6 indulgence
James 2:26
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26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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Revelation 1:4
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Greeting the Seven Churches
4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from Him (A)who is and (B)who was and who is to come, (C)and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
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Revelation 2:19
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19 (A)“I know your works, love, [a]service, faith, and your [b]patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.
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- Revelation 2:19 NU, M faith, service
- Revelation 2:19 perseverance
Colossians 2:13
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13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,
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Jude 12
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Apostates Depraved and Doomed
12 These are [a]spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried [b]about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;
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Luke 15:24
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24 (A)for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
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Revelation 1:16
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16 (A)He had in His right hand seven stars, (B)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (C)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Ephesians 2:5
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5 (A)even when we were dead in trespasses, (B)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
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Ephesians 2:1
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By Grace Through Faith
2 And (A)you He made alive, (B)who were dead in trespasses and sins,
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Luke 15:32
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32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, (A)for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”
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Revelation 2:13
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13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
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Revelation 1:20-2:2
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20 The [a]mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are (A)the [b]angels of the seven churches, and (B)the seven lampstands [c]which you saw are the seven churches.
The Loveless Church
2 “To the [d]angel of the church of Ephesus write,
‘These things says (C)He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, (D)who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 (E)“I know your works, your labor, your [e]patience, and that you cannot [f]bear those who are evil. And (F)you have tested those (G)who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;
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- Revelation 1:20 hidden truth
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
- Revelation 1:20 NU, M omit which you saw
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:2 perseverance
- Revelation 2:2 endure
Revelation 4:5
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5 And from the throne proceeded (A)lightnings, [a]thunderings, and voices. (B)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are (C)the[b] seven Spirits of God.
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- Revelation 4:5 NU, M voices, and thunderings.
- Revelation 4:5 M omits the
Revelation 1:11
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11 saying, [a]“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [b]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
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- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia
John 1:33
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33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, (A)this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
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John 1:16
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16 [a]And of His (A)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
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- John 1:16 NU For
Revelation 5:6
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6 And I looked, [a]and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood (A)a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and (B)seven eyes, which are (C)the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
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- Revelation 5:6 NU, M I saw in the midst . . . a Lamb standing
1 Peter 1:11
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11 searching what, or what manner of time, (A)the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
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John 20:22
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22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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John 7:37-39
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
37 (A)On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, (B)“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 (C)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, (D)out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 (E)But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [a]believing in Him would receive; for the [b]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (F)glorified.
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John 3:34
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34 (A)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (B)by measure.
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Revelation 2:9
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9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are (A)rich); and I know the blasphemy of (B)those who say they are Jews and are not, (C)but are a [a]synagogue of Satan.
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- Revelation 2:9 congregation
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