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"To the angel of the church in ^(a)Sardis write: He who has ^(b)the seven Spirits of God and ^(c)the seven stars, says this: ‘^(d)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, ^[a]but you are ^(e)dead.

Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

So ^(f)remember ^[b]what you have received and heard; and keep it, and ^(g)repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, ^(h)I will come ⁽ⁱ⁾like a thief, and you will not know at ^(j)what hour I will come to you.

But you have a few ^[c](k)people in ^(l)Sardis who have not ^(m)soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me ⁽ⁿ⁾in white, for they are worthy.

^(o)He who overcomes will thus be clothed in ^(p)white garments; and I will not ^(q)erase his name from the book of life, and ^(r)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

^(s)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

"And to the angel of the church in ^(t)Philadelphia write: ^(u)He who is holy, ^(v)who is true, who has ^(w)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

‘^(x)I know your ^[d]deeds. Behold, I have put before you ^(y)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and ^(z)have not denied My name.

Behold, I ^[e]will cause those of ^(aa)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them ^(ab)come and bow down ^[f]at your feet, and make them know that ^(ac)I have loved you.

Because you have ^(ad)kept the word of ^(ae)My ^[g]perseverance, ^(af)I also will keep you from the hour of ^[h](ag)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole ^[i](ah)world, to ^[j]test ^(ai)those who dwell on the earth.

^(aj)I am coming quickly; ^(ak)hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your ^(al)crown.

^(am)He who overcomes, I will make him a ^(an)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the ^(ao)name of My God, and ^(ap)the name of the city of My God, ^(aq)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My ^(ar)new name.

^(as)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

"To the angel of the church in ^(at)Laodicea write: ^(au)The Amen, ^(av)the faithful and true Witness, ^(aw)the ^[k]Beginning of the creation of God, says this:

‘^(ax)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; ^(ay)I wish that you were cold or hot.

So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will ^[l]spit you out of My mouth.

Because you say, "^(az)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

I advise you to ^(ba)buy from Me ^(bb)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and ^(bc)white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that ^(bd)the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

^(be)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and ^(bf)repent.

Behold, I stand ^(bg)at the door and ^(bh)knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, ^(bi)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

^(bj)He who overcomes, I will grant to him ^(bk)to sit down with Me on My throne, as ^(bl)I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

^(bm)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"