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Sardis
Sardis was an ancient city in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the site of one of the seven churches to which the Book of Revelation addresses letters. Revelation 3:1-6 contains the message sent to this church.
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- Revelation 3Bible
Revelation 3 contains the last three of the letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor: the messages addressed to the churches in Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
- Seven Churches of AsiaBible
The seven churches of Asia are the seven churches in the Roman province of Asia to which Christ sent letters in Revelation 2–3. They are the churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
- EunuchBible
A eunuch was an official who served the king and the royal household closely in ancient palaces; in many cases he was a castrated man. The Hebrew and Greek terms appear across both Testaments, and the Korean Revised Version renders the same original term with several different words depending on context.
- EunuchBible
In the Bible, a eunuch is a castrated male official who served in an ancient royal court; more broadly, the term can denote any high-ranking court official. Eunuchs appear in several Old Testament court narratives and in the account of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8.
Verses in the King James Version 3, showing 3
- Revelation 1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
- Revelation 3:1
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
- Revelation 3:4
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.
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