Revelation 3
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ΚαὶAndτῷto theἀγγέλῳangelτῆςof theἐνinΣάρδεσινSardisἐκκλησίαςchurchγράψον·do write:τάδεThese thingsλέγειsaysὁthe OneἔχωνhavingτὰtheἑπτὰsevenπνεύματαSpiritsτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκαὶandτοὺςtheἑπτὰsevenἀστέρας·stars;οἶδάI knowσουyourτὰtheἔργαdeedsὅτιthatτὸtheὄνομαcharacterizationἔχειςyou haveὅτιthatζῇςyou are aliveκαὶand yetνεκρὸςdeadεἶ.you are.
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μνημόνευεdo rememberοὖνthereforeπῶςwhatεἴληφαςyou have receivedκαὶandἤκουσας,heard —καὶandτήρειdo keep itκαὶandμετανόησον.do repent.ἐὰνIfοὖνthereforeμὴnotγρηγορήσῃς,you shall watch,ἥξωI will comeἐπίuponσεyouὡςlikeκλέπτης,a thief,καὶandοὐcertainlyμὴnotγνῷςyou may knowποίανat whatὥρανhourἥξωI will comeἐπὶuponσέ.you.
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ὁThe oneνικῶνovercomingοὕτωςthusπεριβαλεῖταιwill be clothedἐνinἱματίοιςgarmentsλευκοῖς,white,καὶAndοὐcertainlyμὴnotἐξαλείψωwill I blot outτὸtheὄνομαnameαὐτοῦof himἐκfromτῆςtheβίβλουbookτῆςtheζωῆςof lifeκαὶandὁμολογήσωI will acknowledgeτὸtheὄνομαnameαὐτοῦof himἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheπατρόςFatherμουof Mineκαὶandἐνώπιονbeforeτῶνtheἀγγέλωνangelsαὐτοῦ.of Him.
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ΚαὶAndτῷto theἀγγέλῳangelτῆςof theἐνinΦιλαδελφείᾳPhiladelphiaἐκκλησίαςchurchγράψον·do write:τάδεThese thingsλέγειsaysὁtheἅγιος,Holy One,ὁtheἀληθινός,True One,ὁwhoἔχωνis havingτὴνtheκλεῖνkeyτοῦtheΔαυίδ,of David,ὁwhoἀνοίγωνis openingκαὶandοὐδεὶςno oneκλείσειwill shutαὐτήνitεἴ(onlyμὴexceptὁthat whichἀνοίγων·is being open);καὶandκλείωνshuttingκαὶandοὐδεὶςno oneἀνοίγει·opens;
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οἶδάI knowσουyourτὰtheἔργα.deeds.ἰδοὺBeholdδέδωκαI have setἐνώπιόνbeforeσουyouθύρανa doorἠνεῳγμένηνopenedἣνwhichοὐδεὶςno oneδύναταιis ableκλεῖσαιto shutαὐτήν·it;ὅτιbecauseμικρὰνlittleἔχειςyou haveδύναμινpowerκαὶand yetἐτήρησάςyou have keptμουMyτὸνtheλόγονwordκαὶandοὐκnotἠρνήσωdeniedτὸtheὄνομάnameμου.of Me.
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ἰδοὺBeholdδιδῶI may giveἐκthose fromτῆςtheσυναγωγῆςsynagogueτοῦtheσατανᾶof Satan —τῶνthoseλεγόντωνdeclaringἑαυτοὺςthemselvesἸουδαίουςJewsεἶναιto beκαὶandοὐκnotεἰσίν,are,ἀλλὰbutψεύδονται,they lie —ἰδοὺbeholdποιήσωI will causeαὐτοὺςthemἵναthatἥξουσινthey will comeκαὶandπροσκυνήσουσινthey will worshipἐνώπιονbeforeτῶνtheποδῶνfeetσουof youκαὶandγνῶσινthey may knowὅτιthatἐγὼI myselfἠγάπησάlovedσε.you.
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ὅτιBecauseἐτήρησαςyou have keptτὸνtheλόγονwordτῆςof theὑπομονῆςpatient enduranceμου,of Mine,κἀγώI myself alsoσεyouτηρήσωwill keepἐκout ofτῆςtheὥραςhourτοῦof theπειρασμοῦtrialτῆςwhichμελλούσηςis being aboutἔρχεσθαιto comeἐπὶuponτῆςtheοἰκουμένηςinhabited worldὅληςwholeπειράσαιto tryτοὺςthoseκατοικοῦνταςdwellingἐπὶuponτῆςtheγῆς.earth.
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ὁThe oneνικῶν,overcoming,ποιήσωI will makeαὐτὸνhimστῦλονa pillarἐνinτῷtheναῷtempleτοῦof theθεοῦGodμου,of Mine,καὶandἔξωoutοὐcertainlyμὴnotἐξέλθῃshall he goἔτι,anymore,καὶAndγράψωI will writeἐπ᾽uponαὐτὸνhimτὸtheὄνομαnameτοῦof theθεοῦGodμουof Mineκαὶandτὸtheὄνομαnameτῆςof theπόλεωςcityτοῦof theθεοῦGodμου,of Mine,τῆςtheκαινῆςnewἸερουσαλήμ,Jerusalem,ἡwhichκαταβαίνουσαis descendingἐκout ofτοῦtheοὐρανοῦheavenἀπὸfromτοῦtheθεοῦGodμου,of Mine,καὶandτὸtheὄνομάnameμουof Meτὸtheκαινόν.new.
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συμβουλεύωI counselσοιyouἀγοράσαιto buyπαρ᾽fromἐμοῦMeχρυσίονgoldπεπυρωμένονrefinedἐκbyπυρὸςfireἵναso thatπλουτήσῃς,you may be rich,καὶandἱμάτιαgarmentsλευκὰwhiteἵναso thatπεριβάλῃ,you may be clothedκαὶandμὴnotφανερωθῇmay be made manifestἡtheαἰσχύνηshameτῆςof theγυμνότητόςnakednessσου,of you,καὶandκολλούριονeye-salveἵναso thatἐγχρῖσαιto anointτοὺςtheὀφθαλμούςeyesσουof youἵναso thatβλέπῃς.you may see.
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