REVELATION 3 [†]“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him  i who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation  j of being alive,  k but you are dead. 2[†]Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works  l complete in the sight of my God. 3 m Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up,  n I will come  o like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4[†]Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not  p soiled their garments, and they will walk with me  q in white, for they are  r worthy. 5 s The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never  t blot his name out of  u the book of life.  v I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 p He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

7[†]“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of  w the holy one,  x the true one,  y who has the key of David,  z who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

8[†]“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you  a an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9[†]Behold, I will make those of  b the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold,  c I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that  d I have loved you. 10[†] e Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try  f those who dwell on the earth. 11 g I am coming soon.  h Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize  i your crown. 12[†] j The one who conquers, I will make him  k a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him  l the name of my God, and  m the name of the city of my God,  m the new Jerusalem,  n which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own  o new name. 13 p He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

14[†]“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the  p Amen,  q the faithful and true witness,  r the beginning of God’s creation.

15[†]“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot.  s Would that you were either cold or hot! 16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17[†] t For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor,  u blind, and naked. 18I counsel you  v to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and  w white garments so that you may clothe yourself and  x the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes,  u so that you may see. 19[†] y Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. 20Behold, I stand at the door and  z knock.  a If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,  b I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 21[†] c The one who conquers,  d I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as  e I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 p He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”