'And1to the2angel3of the4church7in5Sardis6write:8‘The words of910him11who has12the13seven14spirits15of God17and18the19seven20stars.21I know22your23works.25You have28the reputation27of being alive,2930but31you are33dead.32 Wake up,12and3strengthen4what remains56andis about8to die,9for11I have12not10found12your13works15complete16in the sight of17my20God.19 Remember,1then,2what3you received4and5heard.6Keep [it],8and9repent.10If11you will14not13wake up,14I will come15like16a thief,17and18you will21not1920know21at what22hour23I will come24against25you.26 Yet you have2still1a few3names4in5Sardis,6[people] who7have9not8soiled9their12garments,11and13they will walk14with15me16in17white,18for19they are21worthy.20 The one1who conquers2will be clothed4thus3in5white7garments,6and8I will11never910blot11his14name13out of15the16book17of life.19I will confess21his24name23before25my28Father27and29before30his33angels.32 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.’10 And1to the2angel3of the4church7in5Philadelphia6write:8‘The words of910the11holy [one],12the13true [one],14who has16the17key18of David,19who opens21and22no one23will shut,24who shuts26and27no one28opens.29 I know1your2works.4Behold,5I have set6before7you8an open10door,9which11no one12is able13to shut.14I knowthat16you have18butlittle17power,19and yet20you have kept21my22word24and25have27not26denied27my30name.29 Behold,1I will make2thoseof3the4synagogue5of Satan7who say9thatthey10are12Jews11and13are15not,14but16lie17— behold,18I will make19them20come22and23bow down24before25your28feet,27and29they will learn30that31I32have loved33you.34 Because1you have kept2my7word4about patient endurance,6I8will keep10you9from11the12hour13of trial15that is coming1718on19the20whole22world,21to try23those24who dwell25on26the27earth.28 I am coming1soon.2Hold fast3what4you have,5so that6no one7may seize8your11crown.10 The one1who conquers,2I will make3him4a pillar5in6the7temple8of10my11God.10Never1415shall he go16out of13it,and18I will write19on20him21the22name23of25my26God,25and27the28name29of the30city31of33my34God,33the35new36Jerusalem,37which comes down39from43my46God45out of40heaven,42and47my own50new52name.49 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.’10 And1to the2angel3of the4church7in5Laodicea6write:8‘The words of910the11Amen,12the15faithful16and17true18witness,14the19beginning20of God’s24creation.22 I know1your2works:4you are8neither6cold7nor9hot.10Would11thatyou were13eithercold12or14hot!15 So,1because2you are4lukewarm,3and5neither6hot7nor8cold,9I will10spit12you11out of13my16mouth.15 For1you say,2I am5rich,4I have prospered,7and8I need1011nothing,9not13realizing14that15you16are17wretched,19pitiable,21poor,23blind,25and26naked.27 I counsel1you2to buy3from4me5gold6refined7by8fire,9so that10you may be rich,11and12white14garments13so that15you may clothe yourself16and17the20shame21of23your24nakedness23may19not18be seen,19and25salve26to anoint27your30eyes,29so that31you may see.32 Those whom2I love,4I1reprove5and6discipline,7so9be zealous8and10repent.11 Behold,1I stand2at3the4door5and6knock.7If8anyone9hears10my13voice12and14opens15the16door,17I will come in19to20him21and22eat23with24him,25and26he27with28me.29 The one1who conquers,2I will grant3him4to sit5with6me7on8my11throne,10as12I also13conquered14and15sat down16with17my20Father19on21his24throne.23 He1who has2an ear,3let him hear4what5the6Spirit7says8to the9churches.’”10