Revelation 3
Complete Jewish Bible
3 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Sardis, write: ‘Here is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars: “I know what you are doing — you have a reputation for being alive, but in fact you are dead! 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains, before it dies too! For I have found what you are doing incomplete in the sight of my God. 3 So remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and turn from your sin! For if you don’t wake up, I will come like a thief; and you don’t know at what moment I will come upon you. 4 Nevertheless, you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes; and they will walk with me, clothed in white, because they are worthy. 5 He who wins the victory will, like them, be dressed in white clothing; and I will not blot his name out of the Book of Life; in fact, I will acknowledge him individually before my Father and before his angels. 6 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities.”’
7 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Philadelphia, write: ‘Here is the message of HaKadosh, the True One, the one who has the key of David, who, if he opens something, no one else can shut it, and if he closes something, no one else can open it.[a] 8 “I know what you are doing. Look, I have put in front of you an open door, and no one can shut it. I know that you have but little power, yet you have obeyed my message and have not disowned me. 9 Here, I will give you some from the synagogue of the Adversary, those who call themselves Jews but aren’t — on the contrary, they are lying — see, I will cause them to come and prostrate themselves at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you. 10 Because you did obey my message about persevering, I will keep you from the time of trial coming upon the whole world to put the people living on earth to the test. 11 I am coming soon; hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. 12 I will make him who wins the victory a pillar in the Temple of my God, and he will never leave it. Also I will write on him the name of my God and the name of my God’s city, the new Yerushalayim coming down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name. 13 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities.”’
14 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Laodicea, write: ‘Here is the message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the Ruler of God’s creation: 15 “I know what you are doing: you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth! 17 For you keep saying, ‘I am rich, I have gotten rich,[b] I don’t need a thing!’ You don’t know that you are the one who is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked! 18 My advice to you is to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be dressed and not have to be ashamed of your nakedness; and eyesalve to rub on your eyes, so that you may see. 19 As for me, I rebuke and discipline everyone I love; so exert yourselves, and turn from your sins! 20 Here, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If someone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he will eat with me. 21 I will let him who wins the victory sit with me on my throne, just as I myself also won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities.”’”
Footnotes
- Revelation 3:7 Isaiah 22:22
- Revelation 3:17 Hosea 12:9(8)
Revelation 3
New Living Translation
The Message to the Church in Sardis
3 “Write this letter to the angel[a] of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit[b] of God and the seven stars:
“I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. 3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
6 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
The Message to the Church in Philadelphia
7 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.
This is the message from the one who is holy and true,
the one who has the key of David.
What he opens, no one can close;
and what he closes, no one can open:[c]
8 “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. 9 Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.
10 “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. 11 I am coming soon.[d] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. 12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
13 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning[e] of God’s new creation:
15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. 21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
22 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”
Pahayag 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Sulat para sa Iglesya sa Sardis
3 “Isulat mo ito para sa anghel na nagbabantay sa iglesya sa Sardis:
“Ito ang mensahe ng may pitong Espiritu ng Dios[a] at may hawak na pitong bituin: Alam ko ang mga ginagawa ninyo. Marami ang nagsasabi na buhay na buhay ang pananampalataya nʼyo sa akin, ngunit ang totoo, para kayong patay. 2 Gumising kayo at pasiglahin ang natitira ninyong pananampalataya, para hindi tuluyang mamatay. Dahil nakikita ko na ang mga gawa nʼyo ay hindi pa ganap sa paningin ng aking Dios. 3 Kaya alalahanin ninyo ang mga aral na tinanggap ninyo. Sundin ninyo ang mga iyon at pagsisihan ang inyong mga kasalanan. Kung hindi kayo gigising, darating ako sa oras na hindi ninyo inaasahan, tulad ng isang magnanakaw na hindi ninyo alam kung kailan darating. 4 Ngunit may ilan sa inyo riyan sa Sardis na hindi nahawa sa masamang gawain ng iba. Lalakad silang kasama ko na nakasuot ng puting damit, dahil karapat-dapat sila. 5 Ang magtatagumpay ay bibihisan ng puting damit at hindi ko aalisin ang pangalan niya sa aklat na listahan ng mga taong binigyan ng buhay na walang hanggan. Ipapakilala ko sila sa aking Ama at sa kanyang mga anghel na sila ay mga tagasunod ko.
6 “Kayong nakikinig, pag-isipan ninyong mabuti ang sinasabi ng Banal na Espiritu sa mga iglesya.”
Ang Sulat para sa Iglesya sa Filadelfia
7 “Isulat mo ito para sa anghel na nagbabantay sa iglesya sa Filadelfia:
“Ito ang mensahe ng banal at mapagkakatiwalaan na may hawak ng susi ng kaharian ni David. Kapag binuksan niya ang pinto ng kaharian, walang makapagsasara nito. At kapag isinara niya, wala sinumang makapagbubukas nito: 8 Alam ko ang mga ginagawa ninyo. Kahit kakaunti ang inyong kakayahan, sinunod ninyo ang mga turo ko at naging tapat kayo sa akin. Kaya nagbukas ako ng pintuan para sa inyo na walang sinumang makapagsasara. 9 Makinig kayo! Ito naman ang gagawin ko sa mga kampon ni Satanas na mga sinungaling at nagpapanggap na mga Judio: Paluluhurin ko sila sa harapan ninyo, at malalaman nila na mahal ko kayo. 10 Darating ang matinding kahirapan sa buong mundo na susubok sa mga tao. Ngunit dahil sinunod ninyo ang utos ko na magtiis, ililigtas ko kayo sa panahong iyon. 11 Malapit na akong dumating. Kaya ipagpatuloy ninyo ang mabubuti ninyong gawa upang hindi maagaw ng kahit sino ang gantimpalang inihanda para sa inyo. 12 Ang magtatagumpay ay gagawin kong parang haligi sa bahay ng aking Dios, at hindi na siya aalis doon. Isusulat ko sa kanya ang pangalan ng aking Dios at ang pangalan ng lungsod ng Dios, ang bagong Jerusalem na bababa mula sa langit. Isusulat ko rin sa kanya ang aking bagong pangalan.
13 “Kayong nakikinig, pag-isipan ninyong mabuti ang sinasabi ng Banal na Espiritu sa mga iglesya.”
Ang Sulat para sa Iglesya sa Laodicea
14 “Isulat mo ito para sa anghel na nagbabantay sa iglesya sa Laodicea:
“Ito ang mensahe ng tinatawag na Amen, ang tapat at tunay na saksi. Siya ang pinagmulan ng lahat ng nilalang ng Dios: 15-16 Alam ko ang mga ginagawa ninyo. Alam kong hindi kayo malamig o mainit. Gusto ko sanang malamig kayo o mainit. Ngunit dahil maligamgam kayo, isusuka ko kayo. 17 Sinasabi ninyo na mayaman kayo, sagana sa lahat ng bagay at wala nang pangangailangan. Ngunit hindi nʼyo alam na kaawa-awa kayo dahil mahirap kayo sa pananampalataya, bulag sa katotohanan at hubad sa paningin ng Dios. 18 Kaya pinapayuhan ko kayong bumili sa akin ng ginto na dinalisay sa apoy[b] upang maging totoong mayaman kayo. Bumili rin kayo sa akin ng puting damit upang matakpan ang nakakahiya ninyong kahubaran, at pati na rin ng gamot sa mata upang makita ninyo ang katotohanan. 19 Ang lahat ng minamahal ko ay tinutuwid ko at dinidisiplina. Kaya magsisi kayo at ituwid ang ugali ninyo. 20 Narito ako sa labas ng pintuan ninyo at kumakatok. Kung may makarinig sa akin at buksan ang pinto, papasok ako at magsasalo kami sa pagkain. 21 Ang magtatagumpay ay pauupuin ko sa tabi ng aking trono,[c] tulad ko na nagtagumpay at naupo sa tabi ng trono ng aking Ama.
22 “Kayong nakikinig, pag-isipan ninyong mabuti ang sinasabi ng Banal na Espiritu sa mga iglesya.”
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