Accordingly, Jesus encouraged those in Sardis ​ — and by extension all who would later read his words — ​ to prove their first love for Christian truth and to be awake spiritually.
وَأَضَافَ :‏ « كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْجَسَدَ بِلَا رُوحٍ مَيِّتٌ ،‏ كَذٰلِكَ ٱلْإِيمَانُ بِلَا أَعْمَالٍ مَيِّتٌ » .‏