Revelation of John 2:26-29

26 ^aThe one who conquers and who keeps my works ^buntil the end, ^cto him I will give authority over the nations, 27and ^dhe will ^erule them with a rod of iron, ^fas when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 28And I will give him ^gthe morning star. 29 ^hHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Revelation of John 3:1-21

To the Church in Sardis

1“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him ⁱwho has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation ^jof being alive, ^kbut you are dead. 2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works ^lcomplete in the sight of my God. 3 ^mRemember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, ⁿI will come ^olike a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not ^psoiled their garments, and they will walk with me ^qin white, for they are ^rworthy. 5 ^sThe one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never ^tblot his name out of ^uthe book of life. ^vI will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 ^wHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

7“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of ^xthe holy one, ^ythe true one, ^zwho has the key of David, ^aawho opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

8“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you ^aban open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9Behold, I will make those of ^acthe synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, ^adI will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that ^aeI have loved you. 10 ^afBecause you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try ^agthose who dwell on the earth. 11 ^ahI am coming soon. ^aiHold fast what you have, so that no one may seize ^ajyour crown. 12 ^akThe one who conquers, I will make him ^ala pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him ^amthe name of my God, and ^anthe name of the city of my God, ^aothe new Jerusalem, ^apwhich comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own ^aqnew name. 13 ^arHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

14“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the ^asAmen, ^atthe faithful and true witness, ^authe beginning of God’s creation.

15“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. ^avWould that you were either cold or hot! 16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 ^awFor you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, ^axblind, and naked. 18I counsel you ^ayto buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and ^azwhite garments so that you may clothe yourself and ^bathe shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, ^bbso that you may see. 19 ^bcThose whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. 20Behold, I stand at the door and ^bdknock. ^beIf anyone hears my voice and opens the door, ^bfI will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 21 ^bgThe one who conquers, ^bhI will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as ^biI also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.