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1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: "This is what the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: 'I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, and you are dead.
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“To the angelof the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spiritsof God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
2 Be on the alert and strengthen the remaining [things] that are about to die, for I have not found your works completed before my God.
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Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.
3 Therefore remember how you have received and heard, and observe [it], and repent. If therefore you are not on the alert, I will come like a thief, and you will never know [at] what hour I will come against you.
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Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
4 But you have a few {people} in Sardis who have not defiled their clothing, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
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Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.
5 The one who conquers in this way will be dressed in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
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The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
6 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
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Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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