Revelation 3
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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.
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.
2Wake 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.
2ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲬⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3Remember 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.
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.
4Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
4ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ.
5He 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.
5ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϪ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
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:
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
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.
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 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.
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 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.
10ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲞ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
11I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
11ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲬⲖⲞⲘ.
12He 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.
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 who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
13ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
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:
14ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲎⲐⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
15“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
15ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϨⲞⲢϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϦⲎⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲔⲂⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢ
16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
16ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϦⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲀϢⲀⲦⲔ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲐⲎⲒ.
17Because 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;
17ϪⲈ ⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲈⲔⲂⲎϢ
18I 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.
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.
19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲬⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
20Behold, 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.
20ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲚⲎⲒ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
21He 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.
21ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ.
22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
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