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Revelation 3
Darby Translation
Revelation 3
Darby Translation
3 And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and keep [it] and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come [upon thee] as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I shall come upon thee.
4 But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
5 He that overcomes, *he* shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
6 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
7 And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:
8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an opened door, which no one can shut, because thou hast a little power, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9 Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will cause that they shall come and shall do homage before thy feet, and shall know that *I* have loved thee.
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, *I* also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
12 He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name.
13 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
14 And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 Thus because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that *thou* art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
19 I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and am knocking; if any one hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and sup with him, and he with me.
21 He that overcomes, to him will I give to sit with me in my throne; as *I* also have overcome, and have sat down with my Father in his throne.
22 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
Revelation 3
New King James Version
Revelation 3
New King James Version
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. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before [b]God. 3 (B)Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and (C)repent. (D)Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you (E)as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. 4 [c]You have (F)a few names [d]even in Sardis who have not (G)defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me (H)in white, for they are worthy. 5 He who overcomes (I)shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not (J)blot out his name from the (K)Book of Life; but (L)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
6 (M)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’
The Faithful Church
7 “And to the [e]angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says (N)He who is holy, (O)He who is true, (P)“He who has the key of David, (Q)He who opens and no one shuts, and (R)shuts and no one opens”: 8 (S)“I know your works. See, I have set before you (T)an open door, [f]and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make (U)those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed (V)I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept [g]My command to persevere, (W)I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon (X)the whole world, to test those who dwell (Y)on the earth. 11 [h]Behold, (Z)I am coming quickly! (AA)Hold fast what you have, that no one may take (AB)your crown. 12 He who overcomes, I will make him (AC)a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall (AD)go out no more. (AE)I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the (AF)New Jerusalem, which (AG)comes down out of heaven from My God. (AH)And I will write on him My new name.
13 (AI)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’
The Lukewarm Church
14 “And to the [i]angel of the church [j]of the Laodiceans write,
(AJ)‘These things says the Amen, (AK)the Faithful and True Witness, (AL)the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 (AM)“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither [k]cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, (AN)‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you (AO)to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and (AP)white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 (AQ)As many as I love, I rebuke and (AR)chasten.[l] Therefore be [m]zealous and repent. 20 Behold, (AS)I stand at the door and knock. (AT)If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, (AU)I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes (AV)I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
22 (AW)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Revelation 3:1 Or messenger
- Revelation 3:2 NU, M My God
- Revelation 3:4 NU, M Nevertheless you
- Revelation 3:4 NU, M omit even
- Revelation 3:7 Or messenger
- Revelation 3:8 NU, M which no one can shut
- Revelation 3:10 Lit. the word of My patience
- Revelation 3:11 NU, M omit Behold
- Revelation 3:14 Or messenger
- Revelation 3:14 NU, M in Laodicea
- Revelation 3:16 NU, M hot nor cold
- Revelation 3:19 discipline
- Revelation 3:19 eager
Apocalipsa 3
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Apocalipsa 3
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Către îngerul bisericii din Sardes
3 Îngerului bisericii din Sardes[a] scrie-i:
«Acestea sunt cuvintele Celui Care are cele şapte duhuri ale lui Dumnezeu şi cele şapte stele: ştiu faptele tale; îţi merge numele că trăieşti, dar eşti mort. 2 Trezeşte-te şi întăreşte ce a mai rămas, care este pe moarte, pentru că n-am găsit faptele tale desăvârşite înaintea Dumnezeului Meu! 3 Aminteşte-ţi deci ceea ce ai primit şi ai auzit, ascultă de acestea şi pocăieşte-te! Dacă însă nu te trezeşti, voi veni ca un hoţ şi nu vei şti când voi veni la tine. 4 Ai totuşi în Sardes câteva nume care nu şi-au întinat hainele; ei vor umbla cu Mine, îmbrăcaţi în alb, pentru că sunt vrednici. 5 Cel ce învinge va fi îmbrăcat în haine albe şi nu-i voi şterge nicidecum numele din Cartea Vieţii, ci îi voi mărturisi numele înaintea Tatălui Meu şi înaintea îngerilor Lui. 6 Cel ce are urechi, să audă ce zice bisericilor Duhul!»
Către îngerul bisericii din Filadelfia
7 Îngerului bisericii din Filadelfia[b] scrie-i:
«Acestea sunt cuvintele Celui Sfânt, Celui Adevărat, Celui Care are cheia lui David, Celui Care deschide şi nimeni nu va închide şi Celui Care închide şi nimeni nu va deschide: 8 ştiu faptele tale – iată, am pus înaintea ta o uşă deschisă, pe care n-o poate închide nimeni – ştiu că, deşi ai puţină putere, ai ascultat de Cuvântul Meu şi nu te-ai lepădat de Numele Meu. 9 Îi voi face pe cei din sinagoga[c] lui Satan – care spun că sunt iudei, dar nu sunt, ci mint – să vină şi să se prosterneze la picioarele tale şi să-şi dea seama că te-am iubit. 10 Pentru că mi-ai ascultat chemarea la răbdare, te voi păzi şi Eu de ceasul încercării care urmează să vină peste toată omenirea, pentru a-i pune la încercare pe locuitorii pământului. 11 Eu vin curând; ţine ceea ce ai, pentru ca nimeni să nu-ţi ia cununa! 12 Pe cel ce învinge îl voi face un stâlp în Templul Dumnezeului Meu şi nu va mai pleca din el; şi voi scrie pe el Numele Dumnezeului Meu, numele cetăţii Dumnezeului Meu, Noul Ierusalim, care coboară din cer de la Dumnezeul Meu, şi noul Meu Nume. 13 Cel ce are urechi, să audă ce zice bisericilor Duhul!»
Către îngerul bisericii din Laodicea
14 Îngerului bisericii din Laodicea[d] scrie-i:
«Acestea sunt cuvintele Celui Care este Amin[e], Martorul credincios şi adevărat, Începutul creaţiei lui Dumnezeu: 15 ştiu faptele tale, ştiu că nu eşti nici rece, nici în clocot[f]. O, dacă ai fi rece sau în clocot! 16 Dar fiindcă eşti căldicel – nici în clocot, nici rece – o să te vărs din gura Mea! 17 Pentru că zici: ‘Sunt bogat, am adunat avere şi n-am nevoie de nimic!’ şi nu-ţi dai seama că eşti nenorocit, vrednic de milă, sărac, orb şi gol, 18 te sfătuiesc să cumperi de la Mine aur curăţat prin foc – ca să fii bogat; haine albe – ca să te îmbraci şi să nu ţi se vadă ruşinea goliciunii tale; şi alifie pentru ochi – ca să-ţi ungi ochii şi să poţi vedea. 19 Eu îi mustru şi-i disciplinez pe cei pe care-i iubesc. Fii plin de râvnă deci şi pocăieşte-te! 20 Iată, Eu stau la uşă şi bat! Dacă aude cineva glasul Meu şi deschide uşa, voi intra la el şi voi mânca cu el, şi el cu Mine. 21 Celui ce învinge îi voi da dreptul să şadă împreună cu Mine pe tronul Meu, tot aşa cum şi Eu am învins şi am şezut împreună cu Tatăl Meu pe tronul Lui. 22 Cel ce are urechi, să audă ce zice bisericilor Duhul!»“
Footnotes
- Apocalipsa 3:1 Sardes era vestit pentru acropola şi pentru necropola sa: acropola (oraşul înalt, locul unde se retrăgea populaţia oraşului, când acesta era atacat) sa era practic inexpugnabilă, aceasta fiind cucerită numai de două ori în toată istoria Sardesului; necropola (cimitirul) sa era impresionantă, cuprinzând câteva sute de movile. În sec. I-II d.Cr., oraşul a stagnat în dezvoltare, existând un mare contrast între splendoarea sa, demult apusă, pe care o avea în vremea perşilor, şi situaţia lui în sec. I-II d.Cr.; industria lânii era înfloritoare la Sardes, ceea ce ar fi putut avea legătură cu referirea la haine în v. 4
- Apocalipsa 3:7 Filadelfia (modernul Alaşehir) era o cetate relativ nouă, întemeiată de către regele Attalus II (159-138 î.Cr.) în cinstea fratelui său, Eumenes II (190-159 î.Cr.), numind-o Filadelfia („Dragoste de frate“); în anul 17 d.Cr. a fost distrusă într-un cutremur, fiind rezidită cu sprijinul împăratului Tiberiu (14-37 d.Cr.) şi luându-şi numele de Neocezareea („Oraşul nou al lui Cezar“); avea titlul de neokoros (păzitoare a templului), deoarece în oraş exista un templu dedicat cultului imperial (vezi nota din F.A. 19:31); o altă caracteristică importantă este aceea că în acest oraş creştinismul a rezistat mult timp după ce teritoriul a devenit musulman, până în 1392
- Apocalipsa 3:9 Vezi nota de la 2:9
- Apocalipsa 3:14 Laodicea era un oraş foarte bogat: efectua operaţiuni bancare destul de mari şi era cunoscut pentru lâna neagră de o calitate superioară şi pentru „Pudra Frigiană“ (un praf sau un unguent oftalmologic foarte căutat); de asemenea, avea o şcoală de medicină recunoscută în lume (vezi v. 18)
- Apocalipsa 3:14 Vezi Is. 65:16, unde în textul ebraic Dumnezeul adevărului este elohe amen
- Apocalipsa 3:15 Deşi era un oraş bogat, calitatea apei era una foarte proastă: un apeduct lung de aproape 10 km aducea apa în oraş, o apă călduţă care nu avea un gust prea plăcut (apa provenea dintr-un izvor de apă fierbinte, fiind foarte puţin răcită)
Revelation 3
New International Version
Revelation 3
New International Version
To the Church in Sardis
3 “To the angel[a] of the church in Sardis(A) write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[b](B) of God and the seven stars.(C) I know your deeds;(D) you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.(E) 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(F) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(G) and you will not know at what time(H) I will come to you.
4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes.(I) They will walk with me, dressed in white,(J) for they are worthy. 5 The one who is victorious(K) will, like them, be dressed in white.(L) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,(M) but will acknowledge that name before my Father(N) and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears, let them hear(O) what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia(P) write:
These are the words of him who is holy(Q) and true,(R) who holds the key of David.(S) What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds.(T) See, I have placed before you an open door(U) that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.(V) 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,(W) who claim to be Jews though they are not,(X) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet(Y) and acknowledge that I have loved you.(Z) 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you(AA) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world(AB) to test(AC) the inhabitants of the earth.(AD)
11 I am coming soon.(AE) Hold on to what you have,(AF) so that no one will take your crown.(AG) 12 The one who is victorious(AH) I will make a pillar(AI) in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God(AJ) and the name of the city of my God,(AK) the new Jerusalem,(AL) which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears, let them hear(AM) what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea(AN) write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,(AO) the ruler of God’s creation.(AP) 15 I know your deeds,(AQ) that you are neither cold nor hot.(AR) I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’(AS) But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.(AT) 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(AU) so you can become rich; and white clothes(AV) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(AW) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.(AX) So be earnest and repent.(AY) 20 Here I am! I stand at the door(AZ) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(BA) I will come in(BB) and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 To the one who is victorious,(BC) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(BD) just as I was victorious(BE) and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear(BF) what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
- Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
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