The Letter to Sardis

3 “Write to the angel^[a] of the church in Sardis: Thus says the one who has the seven spirits of God^(A) and the seven stars:^(B) I know your works; ^(C) you have a reputation^[b] for being alive, but you are dead.^{(D) 2} Be alert^(E) and strengthen^[c] what remains, which is about to die,^[d] for I have not found your works complete before my God. ³ Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come^[e] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.^{(F) 4} But you have a few people^[f] in Sardis who have not defiled^[g] their clothes,^(G) and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

⁵ “In the same way, the one who conquers^(H) will be dressed in white clothes,^(I) and I will never erase his name from the book of life^(J) but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.^(K)

⁶ “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen^(L) to what the Spirit says^(M) to the churches.

The Letter to Philadelphia

⁷ “Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: Thus says the Holy One, the true one,^(N) the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and who closes and no one opens: ^{(O) 8} I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door that no one can close because you have but little power; yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.^{(P) 9} Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—I will make them come and bow down at your feet,^(Q) and they will know that I have loved you.^{(R) 10} Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing^(S) that is going to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.^{(T) 11} I am coming soon.^(U) Hold on to what you have,^(V) so that no one takes your crown.^(W)

¹² “The one who conquers I will make a pillar^(X) in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God—the new Jerusalem,^(Y) which comes down out of heaven from my God—and my new name.^(Z)

¹³ “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

The Letter to Laodicea

¹⁴ “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, ^(AA) the faithful and true witness, the originator^[h](AB) of God’s creation: ¹⁵ I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit^[i] you out of my mouth. ¹⁷ For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’^(AC) and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. ¹⁸ I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich,^(AD) white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed,^(AE) and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see. ¹⁹ As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline.^(AF) So be zealous and repent. ²⁰ See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.^(AG)

²¹ “To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,^(AH) just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

²² “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”