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(A) Everyone who wins the victory will wear white clothes. Their names will not be erased from the book of life,[a] and I will tell my Father and his angels that they are my followers.

If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

The Letter to Philadelphia

(B) This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:

I am the one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David.[b] When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it. Listen to what I say.

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Footnotes

  1. 3.5 book of life: The book in which the names of God's people are written.
  2. 3.7 the keys that belonged to David: The keys stand for authority over David's kingdom.

The one who is victorious(A) will, like them, be dressed in white.(B) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,(C) but will acknowledge that name before my Father(D) and his angels. Whoever has ears, let them hear(E) what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Philadelphia

“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia(F) write:

These are the words of him who is holy(G) and true,(H) who holds the key of David.(I) What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

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