Translation
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent! However, if you are not watchful, I will come like a thief and it will be impossible for you to know the time I will come upon you
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(the same as the translation- Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent! However, if you are not watchful, I will come like a thief and it will be impossible for you to know the time I will come upon you)
Footnotes
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The Greek says: “and no not shall you know at what hour . . .” The Greek uses a double negative here to provide emphasis (but double negatives are not permitted in English). By failing to be watchful, the believers at Sardis will be totally unprepared for the punishment Jesus Christ will mete out to them.