AND to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things saith he
that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy
works, and that thou hast a name, as though thou wert alive, yet art
dead. (2)Be vigilant and strengthen the things which remain, which are
ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before God.
(3)Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and observe,
and repent. If then thou art not found watching, I will come upon thee
as a thief, and thou shalt in no wise know at what hour I will come
upon thee. (4)Thou hast a few names even in Sardis, which have not
defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white robes, for
they are worthy. (5)He that overcometh, this man shall be clothed in
white robes; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of
life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his
angels. (6)He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches.
(7)And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things
saith the Holy One, he that is true, who hath the key of David, who
openeth, and none shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth. (8)I know
thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can
shut it; because thou hast but little strength, yet hast thou kept my
word, and hast not denied my name. (9)Behold, I give thee out of
Satan's synagogue those who say they are Jews, yet they are not, but do
lie. Lo! I will make them that they shall come and prostrate themselves
at thy feet, and they shall know that I have loved thee. (10)Because
thou hast keep the word of my patience, I also will preserve thee from
the hour of temptation, which is coming upon the whole habitable globe
to try the dwellers upon earth. (11)Behold, I come quickly: hold fast
that thou hast, that no man take thy crown. (12)He that overcometh, I
will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never more
go out from thence: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and
the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down
out of heaven from my God, and my own new name. (13)He that hath an ear
to hear, let him ear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
(14)And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These
things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of the
creation of God; (15)I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor
hot: (16)I wish thou wert cold or hot. So because thou art lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit thee out of my mouth:
(17)because thou sayest, I am rich, and wallow in wealth, and have no
want unsupplied; yet thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and
pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked. (18)I advise thee to buy of
me gold purified by the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white
robes, that thou mayest be completely clothed, and that the shame of
thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thine eyes with a collyrium,
that thou mayest see. (19)As many as I love, I rebuke and correct: be
zealous then, and repent. (20)Lo! I stand at the door, and knock: if
any person hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and
I will sup with him, and he with me. (21)He that overcometh, I will
give to him to sit on my throne, as I also have overcome, and have sat
down with my Father on his throne. (22)He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.