Revelation 3
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1And to the angel of the church of Sardis, write: These things saith he, that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast the name of being alive: and thou art dead.
1ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
2Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready to die. For I find not thy works full before my God.
2ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲬⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3Have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard: and observe, and do penance. If then thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee.
3ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲔϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲔϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϢⲦⲈⲘⲢⲰⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
4But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments: and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
4ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ.
5He that shall overcome, shall thus be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
5ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϪ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
7And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth:
7ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲖⲀⲆⲈⲖⲪⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ
8I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee a door opened, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
8ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲚⲀϨϮ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲀⲒϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϪⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
9Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.
9ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲔ.
10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of the temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth.
10ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲞ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
11Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
11ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲬⲖⲞⲘ.
12He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar 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 the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.
12ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲒⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲤⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲤϦⲈ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ.
13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
13ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
14And to the angel of the church of Laodicea, write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:
14ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲎⲐⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold, nor hot. I would thou wert cold, or hot.
15ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϨⲞⲢϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϦⲎⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲔⲂⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢ
16But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, not hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth.
16ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϦⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲀϢⲀⲦⲔ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲐⲎⲒ.
17Because thou sayest: I am rich, and made wealthy, and have need of nothing: and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
17ϪⲈ ⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲈⲔⲂⲎϢ
18I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich; and mayest be clothed in white garments, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
18ϮⲈⲢⲤⲨⲘⲂⲞⲨⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲪⲞⲢⲒ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲔⲂⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲘⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ.
19Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore, and do penance.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲬⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
20Behold, I stand at the gate, and knock. If any man shall hear my voice, and open to me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
20ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲚⲎⲒ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
21To him that shall overcome, I will give to sit with me in my throne: as I also have overcome, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
21ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ.
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
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