The Message to the Church in Sardis

¹“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars:[#3:1a Or the messenger; also in 3:7, 14.; #3:1b Greek the seven spirits.]

The Message to the Church in Philadelphia

⁷“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.

This is the message from the one who is holy and true,

the one who has the key of David.

What he opens, no one can close;

and what he closes, no one can open:

The Message to the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation:[#3:14 Or the ruler, or the source.]