The Letter to Sardis

“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) 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Or messenger, also in vv. 7,14
  2. 3:1 Or have a name
  3. 3:2 Other mss read guard
  4. 3:2 Or strengthen who remain, who are about to die

To the Church in Sardis

“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) Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
  2. Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit