1 ¶ And unto the angel of the congregation 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.

And to the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he who is having the Seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I have known thy works, and that thou hast the name that thou dost live, and thou art dead;

2 B e watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.

3 R emember, therefore, of that which thou hast received and heard and hold to it and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

`Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4 Y et thou hast a few persons in Sardis who have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

5 H e that overcomes shall likewise be clothed in white raiment, and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

He who is overcoming -- this one -- shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.

6 H e that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations.

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

7 ¶ And to the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write; These things, saith he that is Holy and True, he who has the key of David, who opens and no one shuts and shuts, and no one opens;

`And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!

8 I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no one can shut it, for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name.

I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;

9 B ehold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie; behold, I will constrain them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee.

lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.

10 B ecause thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the entire world, to try those that dwell upon the earth.

`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

11 B ehold, I come quickly; hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.

12 H e that overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God which is the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from and with my God, and I will write upon him my new name.

He who is overcoming -- I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and without he may not go any more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that doth come down out of the heaven from my God -- also my new name.

13 H e that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations.

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

14 ¶ And unto the angel of the congregation of the Laodiceans write; Behold, he who saith, Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

`And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 S o then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

So -- because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth;

17 B ecause thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that thou may be made rich; and clothed in white raiment, so that the shame of thy nakedness not be uncovered; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou may see.

I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

19 A s many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.

`As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;

20 B ehold, I stand at the door and call; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and will sup with him, and he with me.

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

21 T o him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame and have sat down with my Father in his throne.

He who is overcoming -- I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.

22 H e that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations.

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.'