From Nave’s Topical Bible
Sardis
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 2Passages listed
- 1Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- (A city in Asia Minor)
- One of the seven congregations inRevelation 1:11Revelation 3:1–4
The passages, in Bible order (2)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Revelation 1:11
saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Commentary on Revelation 1:112 voices
The words, "which are in Asia" are rejected by the oldest manuscripts, A, B, C, CYPRIAN, Vulgate, and Syriac; Coptic alone supports them of old authorities. These seven are representative churches; and, as a complex whole, ideally complete, embody the chief spiritual characteristics of the Church, whether as faithful or unfaithful, in all ages.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
And I turned to see the voice - That is, to see him whose voice it was. And being turned, I saw - It seems, the vision presented itself gradually. First he heard a voice; and, upon looking behind, he saw the golden candlesticks, and then, in the midst of the candlesticks, which were placed in a circle, he saw one like a son of man - That is, in an human form.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755Evangelical
- Revelation 3:1–4
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
Commentary on Revelation 3:1–42 voices
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
The Epistle to the Church at Sardis The contents of the epistle to the church at Sardis Rev 3:1-6 are: (1) The usual salutation to the angel of the church, Rev 3:1. (2) The usual reference to the attributes of the Saviour - those referred to here being that he had the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, Rev 3:1. (3) The assurance that he knew their works, Rev 3:1. (4) The statement of the uniqueness of the church, or what he saw in it - that it had a name to live and was dead, Rev 3:
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical