1And 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 , that thou hast a name that thou livest , and thou art dead . 2Be thou watchful , and establish the things that remain , which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God . 3Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it , and repent . If therefore thou shalt not watch , I will come as a thief , and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee . 4But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments : and they shall walk with me in white ; for they are worthy. 5He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments ; 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. 6He that hath an ear , let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches .
The Message to the Church in Philadelphia
7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write : These things saith he that is holy, he that is true , he that hath the key of David , he that openeth and none shall shut , and that shutteth and none openeth: 8I know thy works ( behold , I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut ), that thou hast a little power , and didst keep my word , and didst not deny my name . 9Behold , I give of the synagogue of Satan , of them that say they are Jews , and they are not , but do lie ; behold , I will make them to come and worship before thy feet , and to know that I have loved thee. 10Because thou didst keep the word of my patience , I also will keep thee from the hour of trial , that hour which is to come upon the whole world , to try them that dwell upon the earth . 11I come quickly : hold fast that which thou hast , that no one take thy crown . 12He that overcometh , I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God , and he shall go out thence no more : 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 mine own new name . 13He that hath an ear , let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches .
The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write : These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness , the beginning of the creation of God : 15I know thy works , that thou art neither cold nor hot : I would thou wert cold or hot . 16So because thou art lukewarm , and neither hot nor cold , I will spew thee out of my mouth . 17Because thou sayest , I am rich , and have gotten riches , and have need of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked : 18I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire , that thou mayest become rich ; and white garments , that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest ; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes , that thou mayest see. 19As many as I love , I reprove and chasten : be zealous therefore , and repent . 20Behold , I stand at the door and knock : if any man hear my voice and open the door , I will come in to him , and will sup with him , and he with me . 21He that overcometh , I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne , as I also overcame , and sat down with my Father in his throne . 22He that hath an ear , let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches .