Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 3:1 ¶ AND to the angel who is in Sardis write: These saith he who hath the seven Spirits of Aloha, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that a name thou hast that thou livest, and thou art dead.

 3:1 And to the angel of the church which is at Sardis, write: These things saith he who 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.

 3:2 Awake, and keep those things which remain, which are about to die; for I have not found thy works complete before my God.

 3:2 Awake, and preserve the things that remain, which are ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before my God.

 3:3 Remember then how thou hast received, and hearken, and keep, and repent. And if then thou wilt not awake, I will come against thee as the thief, and thou shalt not know in what hour I come against thee.

 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard; and observe [those precepts], and repent. If then thou wilt not wake up, I will come upon thee as a thief; and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.

 3:4 But thou hast a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their vestments; and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

 3:4 Yet thou hast a few names in Sardis, who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

 3:5 He who overcometh shall be clothed in white vestments, and I will not blot their name from the book of life; and I will confess their name before my Father, and before his angels.

 3:5 He that is victorious, shall be so clothed in white robes; and I will not blot out their name from the book of life; and I will confess their name before my Father, and before his angels.

 3:6 He who hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

 3:6 He that hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

 3:7 And to the angel of the church which is in Philadelphia write: These saith the Holy, the True, who hath the key of David; who openeth and no man shutteth, and who shutteth and no man openeth.

 3:7 And to the angel of the church which is at Philadelphia, write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, who openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth;

 3:8 I know thy works; and, behold, I have given before thee an open door, which no man can shut; because thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

 3:8 I know thy works. And lo, I have set before thee an open door, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength; and thou hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

 3:9 Behold, I will give [to those] of the synagogue of Satana, who say that they are Jihudoyee, and are not, but lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and they shall know that I have loved thee.

 3:9 Behold, I will give them of the congregation of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but lie, behold I will make them to come and do obeisance before thy feet; and to know that I have loved thee.

 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which is to come upon all the habitable world, to try them who dwell upon the earth.

 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, that is to come on all the inhabited world, to try them who dwell on the earth.

 3:11 I come quickly. Hold that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

 3:11 I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, so that no one take thy crown.

 3:12 Him who overcometh I will make a column 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 of Urishlem the new, which descendeth from heaven from my God, and my new name.

 3:12 Him that is victorious, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall not again go out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and of the new Jerusalem which descendeth from heaven from my God, and my own new name.

 3:13 He who hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

 3:13 He that hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

 3:14 And to the angel of the church which is in Ladikia write: These saith the Amen, the Witness, the faithful, the true, the Head of the creation of Aloha.

 3:14 And to the angel of the church which is at Laodicea, write: These things saith the Amen, the witness, the faithful, the true, the Chief of the creation of God:

 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither hot nor cold. Would that thou wast cold or hot!

 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither hot, nor cold; I would that thou wert cold or hot.

 3:16 So, because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit thee from my mouth.

 3:16 So, because thou art lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit thee from my mouth.

 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have become opulent, and of nothing have need; and knowest not that thou art infirm, and miserable, and needy, and blind, and naked;

 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich and affluent, and have no want of any thing; and thou knowest not, that thou art impotent, and miserable, and needy, and blind, and naked;

 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold, proved by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and the shame of thy nakedness be not seen; and lave with collyrium thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white raiment, to be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be seen; and put eye-salve on thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

 3:19 All those whom I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be emulous therefore, and repent.

 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and will open the door, I will enter unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

 3:20 Behold, I have been standing at the door, and I will 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.

 3:21 And to him who overcometh I will give to sit with me upon my throne, as also I have overcome, and have sat with my Father in his throne.

 3:21 And to him that is victorious, to him will I give to sit with me on my throne, even as I was victorious, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

 3:22 He who hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

 3:22 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.