3:1  et angelo ecclesiae Sardis scribe       1.  And unto the angel of the church in
haec dicit qui habet septem spiritus         Sardis write; These things saith he
Dei et septem stellas scio opera tua         that hath the seven Spirits of God, and
quia nomen habes quod vivas et mortuus       the seven stars; I know thy works, that
es                                           thou hast a name that thou livest, and
                                             art dead.

3:2  esto vigilans et confirma cetera        2.  Be watchful, and strengthen the
quae moritura erant non enim invenio         things which remain, that are ready to
opera tua plena coram Deo meo                die: for I have not found thy works
                                             perfect before God.

3:3  in mente ergo habe qualiter             3.  Remember therefore how thou hast
acceperis et audieris et serva et            received and heard, and hold fast, and
paenitentiam age si ergo non                 repent. If therefore thou shalt not
vigilaveris veniam tamquam fur et            watch, I will come on thee as a thief,
nescies qua hora veniam ad te                and thou shalt not know what hour I
                                             will come upon thee.

3:4  sed habes pauca nomina in Sardis        4.  Thou hast a few names even in
qui non inquinaverunt vestimenta sua et      Sardis which have not defiled their
ambulabunt mecum in albis quia digni         garments; and they shall walk with me
sunt                                         in white: for they are worthy.

3:5  qui vicerit sic vestietur               5.  He that overcometh, the same shall
vestimentis albis et non delebo nomen        be clothed in white raiment; and I will
eius de libro vitae et confitebor nomen      not blot out his name out of the book
eius coram Patre meo et coram angelis        of life, but I will confess his name
eius                                         before my Father, and before his angels.

3:6  qui habet aurem audiat quid             6.  He that hath an ear, let him hear
Spiritus dicat ecclesiis                     what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

3:7  et angelo Philadelphiae ecclesiae       7.  And to the angel of the church in
scribe haec dicit sanctus et verus qui       Philadelphia write; These things saith
habet clavem David qui aperit et nemo        he that is holy, he that is true, he
cludit et cludit et nemo aperit              that hath the key of David, he that
                                             openeth, and no man shutteth; and
                                             shutteth, and no man openeth;

3:8  scio opera tua ecce dedi coram te       8.  I know thy works: behold, I have
ostium apertum quod nemo potest cludere      set before thee an open door, and no
quia modicam habes virtutem et servasti      man can shut it: for thou hast a little
verbum meum et non negasti nomen meum        strength, and hast kept my word, and
                                             hast not denied my name.

3:9  ecce dabo de synagoga Satanae qui       9.  Behold, I will make them of the
dicunt se Iudaeos esse et non sunt sed       synagogue of Satan, which say they are
mentiuntur ecce faciam illos ut veniant      Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold,
et adorent ante pedes tuos et scient         I will make them to come and worship
quia ego dilexi te                           before thy feet, and to know that I
                                             have loved thee.

3:10  quoniam servasti verbum                10.  Because thou hast kept the word of
patientiae meae et ego te servabo ab         my patience, I also will keep thee from
hora temptationis quae ventura est in        the hour of temptation, which shall
orbem universum temptare habitantes in       come upon all the world, to try them
terra                                        that dwell upon the earth.

3:11  venio cito tene quod habes ut          11.  Behold, I come quickly: hold that
nemo accipiat coronam tuam                   fast which thou hast, that no man take
                                             thy crown.

3:12  qui vicerit faciam illum columnam      12.  Him that overcometh will I make a
in templo Dei mei et foras non               pillar in the temple of my God, and he
egredietur amplius et scribam super eum      shall go no more out: and I will write
nomen Dei mei et nomen civitatis Dei         upon him the name of my God, and the
mei novae Hierusalem quae descendit de       name of the city of my God, which is
caelo a Deo meo et nomen meum novum          new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of
                                             heaven from my God: and I will write
                                             upon him my new name.

3:13  qui habet aurem audiat quid            13.  He that hath an ear, let him hear
Spiritus dicat ecclesiis                     what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

3:14  et angelo Laodiciae ecclesiae          14.  And unto the angel of the church
scribe haec dicit Amen testis fidelis        of the Laodiceans write; These things
et verus qui est principium creaturae        saith the Amen, the faithful and true
Dei                                          witness, the beginning of the creation
                                             of God;

3:15  scio opera tua quia neque              15.  I know thy works, that thou art
frigidus es neque calidus utinam             neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert
frigidus esses aut calidus                   cold or hot.

3:16  sed quia tepidus es et nec             16.  So then because thou art lukewarm,
frigidus nec calidus incipiam te             and neither cold nor hot, I will spue
evomere ex ore meo                           thee out of my mouth.

3:17  quia dicis quod dives sum et           17.  Because thou sayest, I am rich,
locupletatus et nullius egeo et nescis       and increased with goods, and have need
quia tu es miser et miserabilis et           of nothing; and knowest not that thou
pauper et caecus et nudus                    art wretched, and miserable, and poor,
                                             and blind, and naked:

3:18  suadeo tibi emere a me aurum           18.  I counsel thee to buy of me gold
ignitum probatum ut locuples fias et         tried in the fire, that thou mayest be
vestimentis albis induaris et non            rich; and white raiment, that thou
appareat confusio nuditatis tuae et          mayest be clothed, and that the shame
collyrio inungue oculos tuos ut videas       of thy nakedness do not appear; and
                                             anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that
                                             thou mayest see.

3:19  ego quos amo arguo et castigo          19.  As many as I love, I rebuke and
aemulare ergo et paenitentiam age            chasten: be zealous therefore, and
                                             repent.

3:20  ecce sto ad ostium et pulso si         20.  Behold, I stand at the door, and
quis audierit vocem meam et aperuerit        knock: if any man hear my voice, and
ianuam introibo ad illum et cenabo cum       open the door, I will come in to him,
illo et ipse mecum                           and will sup with him, and he with me.

3:21  qui vicerit dabo ei sedere mecum       21.  To him that overcometh will I
in throno meo sicut et ego vici et sedi      grant to sit with me in my throne, even
cum Patre meo in throno eius                 as I also overcame, and am set down
                                             with my Father in his throne.

3:22  qui habet aurem audiat quid            22.  He that hath an ear, let him hear
Spiritus dicat ecclesiis                     what the Spirit saith unto the churches.