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The person who overcomes[a] in this way will wear white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the Book of Life. I will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and his angels.

‘Let everyone[b] listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia

“To the messenger[c] of the church in Philadelphia, write:

‘The one who is holy, who is true,
    who has the key of David,
who opens a door that[d] no one can shut,
    and who shuts a door that[e] no one can open,

‘says this:

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:5 Or conquers
  2. Revelation 3:6 Lit. Let the one who has an ear
  3. Revelation 3:7 Or angel
  4. Revelation 3:7 Lit. who opens and
  5. Revelation 3:7 Lit. who shuts and

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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