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| | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. |
| − | |Anyone willing to listen, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | + | |Anyone willing to listen, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. |
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| | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. |
| − | |Anyone willing to listen, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | + | |Anyone willing to listen, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. |
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| | |And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; | | |And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; |
| − | | | + | |To the Messenger of the church of the [[Laodicea]]ns: The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the beginning of God's [[creation]], says this: |
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| | |I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. | | |I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. |
| − | | | + | |I know your works, and that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were one or the other! |
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| | |So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. | | |So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. |
| − | | | + | |You are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold. I'm about ready to vomit you out of My mouth. |
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| | |Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: | | |Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: |
| − | | | + | |You say, "I am rich, and prosperous, and I don't need a thing." You don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. |
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| | |I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. | | |I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. |
| − | | | + | |I would advise you to buy from Me fire-refined gold, if you want to be rich, and white clothes to wear, if you want to be clothed and not have all your body parts showing, and to rub some salve into your eyes if you want to see. |
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| | |As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. | | |As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. |
| − | | | + | |If I love someone, I'm going to scold them and correct them. So start being zealous, and get your minds right. |
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| | |Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. | | |Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. |
| − | | | + | |Look: I'm standing at the door and knocking. If any man hears My voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. |
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| | |To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. | | |To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. |
| − | | | + | |I will grant to the winner the seat of honor with Me on My throne, the same way that I won, and earned the seat of honor with My Father on His throne. |
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| | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. | | |He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. |
| − | | | + | |Anyone willing to listen, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. |
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