# Revelation 3.4

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**Book:** [Revelation](/codex/revelation/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.</span>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.</span> (Revelation 3:2-6, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.</span>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.</span> (Revelation 3:2-6, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.</span>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.</span> (Revelation 3:2-6, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 2. <span class="rl-speech">become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">'Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.</span>
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> **4. <span class="rl-speech">Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.</span>**
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> 5. <span class="rl-speech">He who is overcoming, this one, shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He who is having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.</span> (Revelation 3:2-6, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Revelation 3.1-22](/codex/revelation-3-1-22/)
- [Seven Churches of Asia](/codex/seven-churches-of-asia/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.