OET interlinear REV 3:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας

how ˱you˲_˓have˒_received (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μνημόνευε Οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καί ἤκουσας καί τήρει καί μετανόησον ἐάν Οὖν μή γρηγορήσῃς ἥξω ὡς κλέπτης καί οὒ μή γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπί σέ)

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word heard tells by what means the believers in Sardis learned the things about Jesus that they received (that is, believed). If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning with an equivalent phrase that does not use “and.” Alternate translation: [how you received the things that you heard]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας

how ˱you˲_˓have˒_received (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μνημόνευε Οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καί ἤκουσας καί τήρει καί μετανόησον ἐάν Οὖν μή γρηγορήσῃς ἥξω ὡς κλέπτης καί οὒ μή γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπί σέ)

Jesus means implicitly the things that the believers in Sardis heard and received (believed) about him. You can indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [how you believed the teaching about me when you heard it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

τήρει καὶ μετανόησον

˓be˒_keeping_‹it› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μνημόνευε Οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καί ἤκουσας καί τήρει καί μετανόησον ἐάν Οὖν μή γρηγορήσῃς ἥξω ὡς κλέπτης καί οὒ μή γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπί σέ)

The believers in Sardis first need to repent before they can be keeping (that is, obeying) the things that they received when they first heard about Jesus, so it might be more natural to put the word “repent” before the word “keeping.” Alternate translation: [repent and be obedient]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐὰν & μὴ γρηγορήσῃς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μνημόνευε Οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καί ἤκουσας καί τήρει καί μετανόησον ἐάν Οὖν μή γρηγορήσῃς ἥξω ὡς κλέπτης καί οὒ μή γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπί σέ)

As in the previous verse, Jesus is speaking as if the believers in Sardis were asleep and needed to wake up. Once again he means that they are complacent and need to become concerned about their spiritual state. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [if you do not become concerned about your spiritual state]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ἥξω ὡς κλέπτης

˱I˲_˓will_be˒_coming like ˓a˒_thief

The point of this comparison is that just as a thief comes unexpectedly, so Jesus will come unexpectedly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [I will come unexpectedly like a thief]