1 And unto 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 art dead.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are

ℵA ⟨were⟩

ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God

ℵA ⟨my God⟩

.

3 Remember therefore

ℵ omit

how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch

ℵ ⟨repent⟩

, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4 Thou

ℵA ⟨But thou⟩

hast a few names even

ℵA omit

in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

5 He that overcometh, the same

ℵA ⟨thus⟩

shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true

ℵA ⟨he that is true, he that is holy⟩

, he that hath the key of David, he

ℵ ⟨and⟩

that openeth, and no man shutteth

ℵA ⟨shall shut⟩

; and shutteth, and no man openeth

ℵ ⟨shall open⟩

;

8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it

ℵA ⟨which no man can shut⟩

: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

9 Behold, I will make

ℵ ⟨have made⟩

them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to

ℵ ⟨thou shalt⟩

know that I have loved thee.

10 Because

A ⟨And⟩

thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep

ℵ ⟨will keep⟩

thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

11 Behold,

ℵA omit

I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in

ℵ ⟨to⟩

the temple of my God, and he shall go no more

ℵ ⟨not go⟩

out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans

ℵA ⟨in Laodicea⟩

write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation

ℵ ⟨and the faithful and true witness, and the beginning of the church⟩

of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art

ℵ ⟨art⟩

neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot

A omit

.

16 So then because thou art

ℵ ⟨Because thou art thus⟩

lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot

ℵ ⟨art neither hot nor cold⟩

, I will spue thee out of my

ℵ ⟨refrain thy⟩

mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will

ℵ ⟨I will both open the door and⟩

come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.