Revelation 3:2
1 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.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
3 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.
4 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
- KJV
- Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.
- DARBY
- Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.
- BLB
- Be watching, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die; for I have not found your works full before My God.
- ÅB
- Bli våken, og styrk det annet, som var på vei til å dø! for jeg har ikke funnet dine gjerninger fullkomne for min Gud.
- OTB
- Vær våken og styrk det som er igjen, som er i ferd med å dø, for jeg har ikke funnet dine gjerninger fullkomne for min Gud.
- B1930
- Bli våken, og styrk det annet, som var på vei til å dø! for jeg har ikke funnet dine gjerninger fullkomne for min Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Read in context1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Read in context2 Timothy 4:1–4
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
Read in contextIsaiah 35:3
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Read in contextMark 13:33–37
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Read in contextActs 20:28–31
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Read in context2 Chronicles 25:2
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
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