God's New Bible

The Revelation of St. John the Divine

Douay-Rheims :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 3 -

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And to the angel of the church of Sardis, write: These things saith he, that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast the name of being alive: and thou art dead.
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Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready to die. For I find not thy works full before my God.
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Have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard: and observe, and do penance. If then thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee.
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But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments: and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
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He that shall overcome, shall thus be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

To the Church in Philadelphia

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And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth:
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I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee a door opened, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
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Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.
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Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of the temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth.
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Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
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He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall go out 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 my new name.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

To the Church in Laodicea

(Colossians 2:1–5)
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And to the angel of the church of Laodicea, write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:
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I know thy works, that thou art neither cold, nor hot. I would thou wert cold, or hot.
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But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, not hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth.
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Because thou sayest: I am rich, and made wealthy, and have need of nothing: and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
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I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich; and mayest be clothed in white garments, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore, and do penance.
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Behold, I stand at the gate, and knock. If any man shall hear my voice, and open to me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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To him that shall overcome, I will give to sit with me in my throne: as I also have overcome, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
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“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
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Wake up and strengthen the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, (a) for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.
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Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
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Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
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He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

To the Church in Philadelphia

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“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:
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“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.
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Behold, I make some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie—behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
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Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
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I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
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He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

To the Church in Laodicea

(Colossians 2:1–5)
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“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning (b) of God’s creation, says these things:
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“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
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So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
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Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing,’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
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I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
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As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.
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He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”

Footnotes

(a)3:2 NU &TR read “which were about to die” instead of “which you were about to throw away”.
(b)3:14 or, Source, or Head