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All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

The Message to the Church in Philadelphia

“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:[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:7 Isa 22:22.

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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