{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/revelation/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:34:57.873Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Revelation","bookSlug":"revelation","chapter":3,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":22,"totalVerses":22},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"He that overcometh, the same 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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Behold, I will make 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 know that I have loved thee."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, <i>which is</i> new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and <i>I will write upon him</i> my new name."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"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 <i>that</i> the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Behold, I stand at the door, and 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."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."}],"citation":{"inline":"Revelation 3 (KJV)","markdown":"[Revelation 3](https://primebible.com/kjv/revelation/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/revelation/3 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}