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· kai To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Philadelphia Philadelpheia write graphō: The ho one who is holy hagios, who ho is true alēthinos, who ho has echō the ho key kleis of David Dauid, who ho opens anoigō and kai no one oudeis can shut kleiō, who kai shuts kleiō and kai no oudeis one can open anoigō, has legō this hode to say legō: I know oida your sy · ho works ergon. Look idou, I have placed didōmi before enōpion you sy an open anoigō door thura, which hos no one oudeis is able dynamai to shut kleiō. I know that hoti you have echō little mikros strength dynamis, yet kai you have kept tēreō my egō · ho word logos and kai have not ou denied arneomai · ho my egō name onoma. Behold idou, I will make didōmi those of ek the ho synagogue synagōgē of ho Satan Satanas who ho claim legō to be eimi Jews Ioudaios and kai are eimi not ou, but alla lie pseudomai I will make poieō them autos come hēkō and kai bow down proskyneō before enōpion · ho your sy feet pous and kai understand ginōskō that hoti I egō have loved agapaō you sy. 10 Because hoti you have kept tēreō · ho my egō word logos about ho patient endurance hypomonē, I also kagō will keep tēreō you sy from ek the ho hour hōra of ho testing peirasmos that ho is mellō coming erchomai upon epi the ho whole holos world oikoumenē to test peirazō those ho who live katoikeō on epi the ho earth . 11 I am coming erchomai soon tachus. Hold on to krateō what hos you have echō, so that hina no one mēdeis can take lambanō away · ho your sy crown stephanos. 12 The ho one who conquers nikaō, I will make poieō him autos a pillar stylos in en the ho temple naos of ho my egō God theos and kai he will never ou mē go exerchomai out of exō it, and kai I will write graphō on epi him autos the ho name onoma of ho my egō God theos, and kai the ho name onoma of the ho city polis of ho my egō God theos ( the ho new kainos Jerusalem Ierousalēm which ho comes down katabainō out of ek · ho heaven ouranos from apo · ho my egō God theos), and kai · ho my own egō new kainos name onoma. · ho 13 He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma is saying legō to the ho churches ekklēsia.

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The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia

“To the messenger[a] of the church in Philadelphia, write:

‘The one who is holy, who is true,
    who has the key of David,
who opens a door that[b] no one can shut,
    and who shuts a door that[c] no one can open,

‘says this:

‘I know what you’ve been doing. Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut. You have only a little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name. I will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan—those who claim to be Jews and aren’t, but are lying—come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you. 10 Because you have obeyed my command to endure,[d] I will keep you from the hour of testing that is coming to the whole world to test those living on the earth. 11 I am coming soon! Hold on to what you have so that no one takes your victor’s crown. 12 I will make the one who overcomes[e] to become a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and he will never go out of it again. I will write on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God), and my own new name.

13 ‘Let everyone[f] listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:7 Or angel
  2. Revelation 3:7 Lit. who opens and
  3. Revelation 3:7 Lit. who shuts and
  4. Revelation 3:10 Lit. my word of endurance
  5. Revelation 3:12 Or conquers
  6. Revelation 3:13 Lit. Let the one who has an ear