Revelation 3:8 “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used...

3:8 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
新标点和合本 - 我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我知道你的行为。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是没有人能关的。我知道你有一点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我知道你的行为。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是没有人能关的。我知道你有一点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。
当代译本 - ‘我知道你的行为。你力量微小，却遵守了我的教导，没有否认我的名。看啊！我在你面前开了一扇无人能关的门。
圣经新译本 - 我知道你的行为，看哪！我已经在你面前给你一道开着的门，是没有人能关的；因为你有一点点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。
中文标准译本 - 我知道你的行为。看哪，我在你面前赐下了一个敞开的门，是没有人能关上的；这是因为你能力小，但你遵守了我的话语，没有否认我的名。
现代标点和合本 - 我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名，看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
和合本（拼音版） - 我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
New International Version - I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
New International Reader's Version - ‘I know what you are doing. Look! I have put an open door in front of you. No one can shut it. I know that you don’t have much strength. But you have obeyed my word. You have not said no to me.
English Standard Version - “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
New Living Translation - “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.
Christian Standard Bible - I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door that no one can close because you have but little power; yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
New American Standard Bible - ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and have not denied My name.
New King James Version - “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
Amplified Bible - ‘I know your deeds. See, I have set before you an open door which no one is able to shut, for you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not renounced or denied My name.
American Standard Version - I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.
King James Version - I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
New English Translation - ‘I know your deeds. (Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.
World English Bible - “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.
新標點和合本 - 我知道你的行為，你略有一點力量，也曾遵守我的道，沒有棄絕我的名。看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是無人能關的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我知道你的行為。看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是沒有人能關的。我知道你有一點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我知道你的行為。看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是沒有人能關的。我知道你有一點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
當代譯本 - 『我知道你的行為。你力量微小，卻遵守了我的教導，沒有否認我的名。看啊！我在你面前開了一扇無人能關的門。
聖經新譯本 - 我知道你的行為，看哪！我已經在你面前給你一道開著的門，是沒有人能關的；因為你有一點點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
呂振中譯本 - 我知道你的行為（你看，我已經賜給你一個敞開的門在你面前，是沒有人能關的）。你有一點能力，曾遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
中文標準譯本 - 我知道你的行為。看哪，我在你面前賜下了一個敞開的門，是沒有人能關上的；這是因為你能力小，但你遵守了我的話語，沒有否認我的名。
現代標點和合本 - 我知道你的行為，你略有一點力量，也曾遵守我的道，沒有棄絕我的名，看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是無人能關的。
文理和合譯本 - 我知爾諸行、爾有微能、已守我道、未棄我名、我於爾前、賜以既開之門、無能闔者、
文理委辦譯本 - 我知爾所為、余闢門於爾前、無人能闔之、爾力雖微、已守我道、不拒我名、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我知爾之作為、我已啟門於爾前、莫能閉之、蓋爾畧有力、已守我道、不拒我名、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 吾知爾之行實。識之哉、吾已置一洞開之門於爾前、人莫得而閉焉。蓋爾力量薄弱、竟能篤守吾道、而未背棄吾名。識之哉、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Conozco tus obras. Mira que delante de ti he dejado abierta una puerta que nadie puede cerrar. Ya sé que tus fuerzas son pocas, pero has obedecido mi palabra y no has renegado de mi nombre.
현대인의 성경 - 나는 네 행위를 알고 있다. 내가 네 앞에 열린 문을 두었으니 이것은 아무도 닫을 수 없는 문이다. 너는 적은 능력을 가지고도 내 말을 지키며 나를 배반하지 않았다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты все же держался Моего слова и не отрекся от Моего имени.
Восточный перевод - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты всё же держался Моего слова и не отрёкся от Моего имени.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты всё же держался Моего слова и не отрёкся от Моего имени.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты всё же держался Моего слова и не отрёкся от Моего имени.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je connais ta conduite. Voici : j’ai ouvert devant toi une porte que nul ne peut fermer. Je le sais : tu n’as que peu de puissance, tu as obéi à ma Parole et tu ne m’as pas renié.
リビングバイブル - 「わたしは、あなたをよく知っています。あなたは決して強くはありませんが、わたしの教えを守ろうと努力し、わたしの名を否定しませんでした。それで、あなたの前に、だれも閉じることのできない門を開いておきました。
Nestle Aland 28 - οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην, ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν, ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα. ἰδοὺ, δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην, ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν; ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν, καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον, καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Conheço as suas obras. Eis que coloquei diante de você uma porta aberta que ninguém pode fechar. Sei que você tem pouca força, mas guardou a minha palavra e não negou o meu nome.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich weiß, was du getan und geleistet hast. Sieh, ich habe dir eine Tür geöffnet, die niemand verschließen kann. Deine Kraft ist klein; doch du hast an dem, was ich gesagt habe, festgehalten und dich unerschrocken zu mir bekannt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ta biết công việc con. Dù năng lực kém cỏi, con đã vâng giữ lời Ta, không chối bỏ danh Ta. Ta đã mở rộng trước mặt con một cái cửa chẳng ai có quyền đóng lại.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เรารู้ถึงการกระทำของเจ้า ดูเถิดเราได้เปิดประตูไว้ต่อหน้าเจ้าซึ่งไม่มีใครปิดได้ เรารู้ว่าเจ้ามีกำลังน้อย กระนั้นเจ้าก็ได้ประพฤติตามคำของเราและไม่ได้ปฏิเสธนามของเรา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ‘เรารู้เรื่องการกระทำต่างๆ ของเจ้า ดูเถิด เราได้ให้ประตูที่เปิดไว้แล้วอยู่ที่ตรงหน้าเจ้าซึ่งไม่มีใครปิดได้ เรารู้ว่าเจ้ามีกำลังน้อย แต่ก็ยังปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งของเรา และไม่ได้ปฏิเสธนามของเรา

交叉引用

John 14:21 - “The person who knows my commandments and keeps them, that’s who loves me. And the person who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and make myself plain to him.”
John 14:22 - Judas (not Iscariot) said, “Master, why is it that you are about to make yourself plain to us but not to the world?”
John 14:23 - “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me.
John 15:20 - “When that happens, remember this: Servants don’t get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me, they will certainly beat on you. If they did what I told them, they will do what you tell them.
Revelation 3:1 - Write this to Sardis, to the Angel of the church. The One holding the Seven Spirits of God in one hand, a firm grip on the Seven Stars with the other, speaks: “I see right through your work. You have a reputation for vigor and zest, but you’re dead, stone-dead.
Revelation 2:2 - “I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I know your persistence, your courage in my cause, that you never wear out.
Revelation 3:10 - “Because you kept my Word in passionate patience, I’ll keep you safe in the time of testing that will be here soon, and all over the earth, every man, woman, and child put to the test.
Matthew 26:70 - In front of everybody there, he denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Matthew 26:71 - As he moved over toward the gate, someone else said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
Matthew 26:72 - Again he denied it, salting his denial with an oath: “I swear, I never laid eyes on the man.”
1 John 2:22 - So who is lying here? It’s the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that’s who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well.
Revelation 3:15 - “I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.
Revelation 2:13 - “I see where you live, right under the shadow of Satan’s throne. But you continue boldly in my Name; you never once denied my Name, even when the pressure was worst, when they martyred Antipas, my witness who stayed faithful to me on Satan’s turf.
John 17:6 - I spelled out your character in detail To the men and women you gave me. They were yours in the first place; Then you gave them to me, And they have now done what you said. They know now, beyond the shadow of a doubt, That everything you gave me is firsthand from you, For the message you gave me, I gave them; And they took it, and were convinced That I came from you. They believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I’m not praying for the God-rejecting world But for those you gave me, For they are yours by right. Everything mine is yours, and yours mine, And my life is on display in them. For I’m no longer going to be visible in the world; They’ll continue in the world While I return to you. Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life That you conferred as a gift through me, So they can be one heart and mind As we are one heart and mind. As long as I was with them, I guarded them In the pursuit of the life you gave through me; I even posted a lookout. And not one of them got away, Except for the rebel bent on destruction (the exception that proved the rule of Scripture). * * *
2 Corinthians 2:12 - When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it. But when I didn’t find Titus waiting for me with news of your condition, I couldn’t relax. Worried about you, I left and came on to Macedonia province looking for Titus and a reassuring word on you. And I got it, thank God!
Acts 14:27 - On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in. Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.
Revelation 3:7 - Write this to Philadelphia, to the Angel of the church. The Holy, the True—David’s key in his hand, opening doors no one can lock, locking doors no one can open—speaks:

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
新标点和合本 - 我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我知道你的行为。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是没有人能关的。我知道你有一点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我知道你的行为。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是没有人能关的。我知道你有一点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。
当代译本 - ‘我知道你的行为。你力量微小，却遵守了我的教导，没有否认我的名。看啊！我在你面前开了一扇无人能关的门。
圣经新译本 - 我知道你的行为，看哪！我已经在你面前给你一道开着的门，是没有人能关的；因为你有一点点力量，也遵守我的道，没有否认我的名。
中文标准译本 - 我知道你的行为。看哪，我在你面前赐下了一个敞开的门，是没有人能关上的；这是因为你能力小，但你遵守了我的话语，没有否认我的名。
现代标点和合本 - 我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名，看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
和合本（拼音版） - 我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名。看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
New International Version - I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
New International Reader's Version - ‘I know what you are doing. Look! I have put an open door in front of you. No one can shut it. I know that you don’t have much strength. But you have obeyed my word. You have not said no to me.
English Standard Version - “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
New Living Translation - “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.
Christian Standard Bible - I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door that no one can close because you have but little power; yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
New American Standard Bible - ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and have not denied My name.
New King James Version - “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
Amplified Bible - ‘I know your deeds. See, I have set before you an open door which no one is able to shut, for you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not renounced or denied My name.
American Standard Version - I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.
King James Version - I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
New English Translation - ‘I know your deeds. (Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.
World English Bible - “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.
新標點和合本 - 我知道你的行為，你略有一點力量，也曾遵守我的道，沒有棄絕我的名。看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是無人能關的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我知道你的行為。看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是沒有人能關的。我知道你有一點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我知道你的行為。看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是沒有人能關的。我知道你有一點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
當代譯本 - 『我知道你的行為。你力量微小，卻遵守了我的教導，沒有否認我的名。看啊！我在你面前開了一扇無人能關的門。
聖經新譯本 - 我知道你的行為，看哪！我已經在你面前給你一道開著的門，是沒有人能關的；因為你有一點點力量，也遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
呂振中譯本 - 我知道你的行為（你看，我已經賜給你一個敞開的門在你面前，是沒有人能關的）。你有一點能力，曾遵守我的道，沒有否認我的名。
中文標準譯本 - 我知道你的行為。看哪，我在你面前賜下了一個敞開的門，是沒有人能關上的；這是因為你能力小，但你遵守了我的話語，沒有否認我的名。
現代標點和合本 - 我知道你的行為，你略有一點力量，也曾遵守我的道，沒有棄絕我的名，看哪，我在你面前給你一個敞開的門，是無人能關的。
文理和合譯本 - 我知爾諸行、爾有微能、已守我道、未棄我名、我於爾前、賜以既開之門、無能闔者、
文理委辦譯本 - 我知爾所為、余闢門於爾前、無人能闔之、爾力雖微、已守我道、不拒我名、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我知爾之作為、我已啟門於爾前、莫能閉之、蓋爾畧有力、已守我道、不拒我名、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 吾知爾之行實。識之哉、吾已置一洞開之門於爾前、人莫得而閉焉。蓋爾力量薄弱、竟能篤守吾道、而未背棄吾名。識之哉、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Conozco tus obras. Mira que delante de ti he dejado abierta una puerta que nadie puede cerrar. Ya sé que tus fuerzas son pocas, pero has obedecido mi palabra y no has renegado de mi nombre.
현대인의 성경 - 나는 네 행위를 알고 있다. 내가 네 앞에 열린 문을 두었으니 이것은 아무도 닫을 수 없는 문이다. 너는 적은 능력을 가지고도 내 말을 지키며 나를 배반하지 않았다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты все же держался Моего слова и не отрекся от Моего имени.
Восточный перевод - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты всё же держался Моего слова и не отрёкся от Моего имени.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты всё же держался Моего слова и не отрёкся от Моего имени.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я знаю твои дела. Смотри, вот Я открыл перед тобой дверь, которую никто не может закрыть . Я знаю, что у тебя мало сил, но ты всё же держался Моего слова и не отрёкся от Моего имени.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je connais ta conduite. Voici : j’ai ouvert devant toi une porte que nul ne peut fermer. Je le sais : tu n’as que peu de puissance, tu as obéi à ma Parole et tu ne m’as pas renié.
リビングバイブル - 「わたしは、あなたをよく知っています。あなたは決して強くはありませんが、わたしの教えを守ろうと努力し、わたしの名を否定しませんでした。それで、あなたの前に、だれも閉じることのできない門を開いておきました。
Nestle Aland 28 - οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην, ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν, ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα. ἰδοὺ, δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην, ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν; ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν, καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον, καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Conheço as suas obras. Eis que coloquei diante de você uma porta aberta que ninguém pode fechar. Sei que você tem pouca força, mas guardou a minha palavra e não negou o meu nome.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich weiß, was du getan und geleistet hast. Sieh, ich habe dir eine Tür geöffnet, die niemand verschließen kann. Deine Kraft ist klein; doch du hast an dem, was ich gesagt habe, festgehalten und dich unerschrocken zu mir bekannt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ta biết công việc con. Dù năng lực kém cỏi, con đã vâng giữ lời Ta, không chối bỏ danh Ta. Ta đã mở rộng trước mặt con một cái cửa chẳng ai có quyền đóng lại.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เรารู้ถึงการกระทำของเจ้า ดูเถิดเราได้เปิดประตูไว้ต่อหน้าเจ้าซึ่งไม่มีใครปิดได้ เรารู้ว่าเจ้ามีกำลังน้อย กระนั้นเจ้าก็ได้ประพฤติตามคำของเราและไม่ได้ปฏิเสธนามของเรา
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ‘เรารู้เรื่องการกระทำต่างๆ ของเจ้า ดูเถิด เราได้ให้ประตูที่เปิดไว้แล้วอยู่ที่ตรงหน้าเจ้าซึ่งไม่มีใครปิดได้ เรารู้ว่าเจ้ามีกำลังน้อย แต่ก็ยังปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งของเรา และไม่ได้ปฏิเสธนามของเรา

John 14:21 - “The person who knows my commandments and keeps them, that’s who loves me. And the person who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and make myself plain to him.”
John 14:22 - Judas (not Iscariot) said, “Master, why is it that you are about to make yourself plain to us but not to the world?”
John 14:23 - “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me.
John 15:20 - “When that happens, remember this: Servants don’t get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me, they will certainly beat on you. If they did what I told them, they will do what you tell them.
Revelation 3:1 - Write this to Sardis, to the Angel of the church. The One holding the Seven Spirits of God in one hand, a firm grip on the Seven Stars with the other, speaks: “I see right through your work. You have a reputation for vigor and zest, but you’re dead, stone-dead.
Revelation 2:2 - “I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I know your persistence, your courage in my cause, that you never wear out.
Revelation 3:10 - “Because you kept my Word in passionate patience, I’ll keep you safe in the time of testing that will be here soon, and all over the earth, every man, woman, and child put to the test.
Matthew 26:70 - In front of everybody there, he denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Matthew 26:71 - As he moved over toward the gate, someone else said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
Matthew 26:72 - Again he denied it, salting his denial with an oath: “I swear, I never laid eyes on the man.”
1 John 2:22 - So who is lying here? It’s the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that’s who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well.
Revelation 3:15 - “I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.
Revelation 2:13 - “I see where you live, right under the shadow of Satan’s throne. But you continue boldly in my Name; you never once denied my Name, even when the pressure was worst, when they martyred Antipas, my witness who stayed faithful to me on Satan’s turf.
John 17:6 - I spelled out your character in detail To the men and women you gave me. They were yours in the first place; Then you gave them to me, And they have now done what you said. They know now, beyond the shadow of a doubt, That everything you gave me is firsthand from you, For the message you gave me, I gave them; And they took it, and were convinced That I came from you. They believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I’m not praying for the God-rejecting world But for those you gave me, For they are yours by right. Everything mine is yours, and yours mine, And my life is on display in them. For I’m no longer going to be visible in the world; They’ll continue in the world While I return to you. Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life That you conferred as a gift through me, So they can be one heart and mind As we are one heart and mind. As long as I was with them, I guarded them In the pursuit of the life you gave through me; I even posted a lookout. And not one of them got away, Except for the rebel bent on destruction (the exception that proved the rule of Scripture). * * *
2 Corinthians 2:12 - When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it. But when I didn’t find Titus waiting for me with news of your condition, I couldn’t relax. Worried about you, I left and came on to Macedonia province looking for Titus and a reassuring word on you. And I got it, thank God!
Acts 14:27 - On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in. Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.
Revelation 3:7 - Write this to Philadelphia, to the Angel of the church. The Holy, the True—David’s key in his hand, opening doors no one can lock, locking doors no one can open—speaks: