< Revelation 3 >

1 “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.
ⲁ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
2 Wake up and strengthen the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.
ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 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.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲛⲁϣⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ
4 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.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲡ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ
5 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.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲛⲁϥⲉⲧ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
7 “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:
ⲍ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲇⲉⲗⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲱⲛ
8 “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.
ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ
9 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.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ
10 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.
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
11 I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
12 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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲑⲓⲉⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ
13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
14 “To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲏⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲣϣ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲕϩⲏⲙ
16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲗϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲏⲙ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ
17 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;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲣ ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲣ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲕⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ
18 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.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯϫⲓ ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣ ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲕ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲱ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉϯ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲱϩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
20 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.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲣⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
21 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.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲁⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ

< Revelation 3 >