Revelation 3:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 3:2

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1 “And to the¹ angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who ^ahas the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before¹ God.

3 ^aRemember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and ^brepent. ^cTherefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you ^das a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

4 You have ^aa few names even in Sardis who have not ^bdefiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me ^cin white, for they are worthy.

5 He who overcomes ^ashall be clothed in white garments, and I will not ^bblot out his name from the ^cBook of Life; but ^dI will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 3:2

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Rouse yourselves {and} keep awake, and strengthen {and} invigorate what remains and is on the point of dying; for I have not found a thing that you have done [any work of yours] meeting the requirements of My God {or} perfect in His sight.

Contemporary English Version
Wake up! You have only a little strength left, and it is almost gone. So try to become stronger. I have found that you are not completely obeying God.

Darby English Version
Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.

Good News Bible
So wake up, and strengthen what you still have before it dies completely. For I find that what you have done is not yet perfect in the sight of my God.

International Standard Version
Be alert, and strengthen the things that are left, which are about to die. I have not found your works to be completed in the sight of my God.

King James Version
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

New American Standard Bible
`Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

New International Version
Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.

New King James Version
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which seemed about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

Young's Literal Translation
become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.

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