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Letter to the Church in Sardis

To the messenger of the church in Sardis write:

The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this:

I know your works. You have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what is left, which is about to die, for I have found that your works are not complete in the sight of my God. Therefore remember what you received and heard. Hold on to it and repent! If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come upon you.

Yet you have a few names in Sardis, people who have not defiled their clothes. They will walk with me in white clothing, for they are worthy.

The one who is victorious in this way[a] will be clothed in white clothing. I certainly will not erase his name from the Book of Life, and I will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels.

Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:5 Some witnesses to the text read he or this one instead of in this way.