Revelation 3
Contemporary English Version
The Letter to Sardis
3 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
I have the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. Listen to what I say.
I know what you are doing. Everyone may think you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! You have only a little strength left, and it is almost gone. So try to become stronger. I have found that you are not completely obeying God. 3 (A) Remember the teaching you were given and heard. Hold firmly to it and turn from your sins. If you don't wake up, I will come when you least expect it, just as a thief does.
4 A few of you in Sardis have not dirtied your clothes with sin. You will walk with me in white clothes, because you are worthy. 5 (B) Everyone who wins the victory will wear white clothes. Their names will not be erased from the book of life,[a] and I will tell my Father and his angels that they are my followers.
6 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
The Letter to Philadelphia
7 (C) This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:
I am the one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David.[b] When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it. Listen to what I say.
8 I know everything you have done. And I have placed before you an open door no one can close. You were not very strong, but you obeyed my message and did not deny you are my followers.[c] 9 (D) Now you will see what I will do with those people who belong to Satan's group. They claim to be God's people, but they are liars. I will make them come and kneel down at your feet. Then they will know that I love you.
10 You obeyed my message and endured. So I will protect you from the time of testing everyone in all the world must go through. 11 I am coming soon. So hold firmly to what you have, and no one will take away the crown you will be given as your reward.
12 (E) Everyone who wins the victory will be made into a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will stay there forever. I will write on each of them the name of my God and the name of his city. It is the new Jerusalem my God will send down from heaven. I will also write on them my own new name.
13 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
The Letter to Laodicea
14 (F) This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:
I am the one called Amen![d] I am the faithful and true witness and the source[e] of God's creation. Listen to what I say.
15 I know everything you have done, and you are not cold or hot. I wish you were either one or the other. 16 But since you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 You claim to be rich and successful and to have everything you need. But you don't know how bad off you really are. You are pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
18 Buy your gold from me. It has been refined in a fire, and it will make you rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them and you can cover up your shameful nakedness. Buy medicine for your eyes, so you will be able to see.
19 (G) I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins. 20 Listen! I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat together. 21 Everyone who wins the victory will sit with me on my throne, just as I won the victory and sat with my Father on his throne.
22 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Footnotes
- 3.5 book of life: The book in which the names of God's people are written.
- 3.7 the keys that belonged to David: The keys stand for authority over David's kingdom.
- 3.8 did not deny you are my followers: Or “did not say evil things about me.”
- 3.14 Amen: Meaning “Trustworthy.”
- 3.14 source: Or “beginning.”
Revelation 3
English Standard Version
To the Church in Sardis
3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him (A)who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.
“‘I know your works. You have the reputation (B)of being alive, (C)but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works (D)complete in the sight of my God. 3 (E)Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, (F)I will come (G)like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not (H)soiled their garments, and they will walk with me (I)in white, for they are (J)worthy. 5 (K)The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never (L)blot his name out of (M)the book of life. (N)I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 (O)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of (P)the holy one, (Q)the true one, (R)who has the key of David, (S)who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you (T)an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make those of (U)the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, (V)I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that (W)I have loved you. 10 (X)Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try (Y)those who dwell on the earth. 11 (Z)I am coming soon. (AA)Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize (AB)your crown. 12 (AC)The one who conquers, I will make him (AD)a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him (AE)the name of my God, and (AF)the name of the city of my God, (AG)the new Jerusalem, (AH)which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own (AI)new name. 13 (AJ)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the (AK)Amen, (AL)the faithful and true witness, (AM)the beginning of God's creation.
15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. (AN)Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 (AO)For you say, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,” not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, (AP)blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you (AQ)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (AR)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (AS)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (AT)so that you may see. 19 (AU)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and (AV)knock. (AW)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (AX)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 21 (AY)The one who conquers, (AZ)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (BA)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 (BB)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Objawienie 3
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List do Sardis
3 Do anioła kościoła w Sardis napisz: Oto, co mówi Ten, który ma siedem duchów Bożych oraz siedem gwiazd:
Wiem o twoich czynach. Nosisz imię głoszące, że żyjesz. Ale ty jesteś martwy. 2 Obudź się! Wzmocnij to, co jeszcze pozostało i bliskie jest śmierci. Nie stwierdziłem bowiem, aby twoje czyny były doskonałe przed moim Bogiem. 3 Przypomnij więc sobie, w jaki sposób przyjąłeś to, co usłyszałeś. Strzeż tego i opamiętaj się! Bo jeśli przestaniesz być czujny, przyjdę jak złodziej. Nawet nie zauważysz, o której godzinie cię zaskoczę.
4 Lecz masz w Sardis kilka osób, które nie splamiły swoich szat. Będą chodzić ze Mną w bieli, dlatego, że są godne. 5 Ten, kto zwycięży, podobnie założy białe szaty. Jego imienia na pewno nie wymażę ze Zwoju życia. Przyznam się do niego wobec mojego Ojca i Jego aniołów.
6 Kto ma uszy, niech wysłucha, co Duch ogłasza kościołom.
List do Filadelfii
7 A do anioła kościoła w Filadelfii napisz:
Oto, co mówi Święty, Prawdziwy,
Ten, który ma klucz Dawida,
który otwiera i nikt nie zamknie;
który zamyka i nikt nie otworzy.
8 Wiem o twoich czynach. Oto sprawiłem, że drzwi stoją przed tobą otworem. Nikt nie zdoła ich zamknąć. Wiem, że niewielką masz moc. A jednak zachowałeś moje Słowo i nie zaparłeś się mojego imienia. 9 Oto poddaję ci tych z synagogi szatana. Podają się oni za Żydów, chociaż nimi nie są. Kłamią! Oto sprawię, że przyjdą i padną u twoich stóp. Poznają, że Ja cię ukochałem.
10 A ponieważ zachowałeś moje słowa o wytrwałości, Ja zachowam cię przed godziną próby, która nadejdzie na cały zamieszkały świat, aby doświadczyć mieszkańców ziemi. 11 Przyjdę już wkrótce! Strzeż tego, co masz, aby nikt nie zabrał przygotowanego dla ciebie wieńca. 12 Tego, kto zwycięży, uczynię filarem w przybytku mojego Boga, i już z niego nie wyjdzie. Wypiszę na nim imię mojego Boga i nazwę Jego miasta, Nowej Jerozolimy, która zstępuje od Niego z nieba. Wypiszę też na nim moje nowe imię.
13 Kto ma uszy, niech wysłucha, co Duch ogłasza kościołom.
List do Laodycei
14 Do anioła kościoła w Laodycei napisz: Oto, co mówi Amen, Świadek wierny i prawdziwy, Początek Bożego stworzenia:
15 Wiem o twoich czynach. Nie jesteś ani zimny, ani gorący. Obyś był zimny albo gorący! 16 A ponieważ jesteś letni, nie gorący i nie zimny, wypluję cię z moich ust. 17 Mówisz: Jestem bogaty. Wzbogaciłem się i niczego nie potrzebuję. Nie wiesz jednak, że jesteś nędzny i żałosny, biedny, ślepy i goły. 18 Radzę ci: Nabądź u Mnie złota oczyszczonego w ogniu, abyś się wzbogacił. Zaopatrz się u Mnie w białe szaty, byś miał się w co ubrać i przestał razić hańbą swej nagości. Kup też u Mnie maść i posmaruj nią swoje oczy — aby przejrzeć. 19 Ja tych, których kocham, poprawiam i wychowuję. Obudź więc w sobie zapał! Opamiętaj się!
20 Oto stoję u drzwi! Pukam. Jeśli ktoś usłyszy mój głos i otworzy drzwi, wstąpię do niego i będę z nim ucztował, a on ze mną. 21 Temu, kto zwycięży, pozwolę zasiąść ze Mną na moim tronie, tak jak Ja zwyciężyłem i zasiadłem z moim Ojcem na Jego tronie.
22 Kto ma uszy, niech wysłucha, co Duch ogłasza kościołom.
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