Vahiy 3:3
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.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
'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' — the warning to Sardis employs the thief-in-the-night metaphor (1 Thessalonians 5:2; Matthew 24:43) specifically for an unaware local congregation rather than globally for unbelievers, suggesting that spiritual sleep is possible even within the visible church. The threefold command — remember, hold fast, repent — presents recovery from spiritual deadness as an active, multi-stage process rather than a single dramatic turnaround. The verse has been formative in the theology of 'nominal Christianity' and the need for ongoing renewal within existing church communities.
Diğer Çeviriler
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.
`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.
Keep in mind, then, the teaching which was given to you, and be ruled by it and have a change of heart. If then you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will have no knowledge of the hour when I will come on you.
Çapraz Referanslar
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