Jesus commended the congregation in Smyrna; yet, to many in the congregation in Sardis, he said: “I know your deeds, that you have the name that you are alive, but you are dead. ” ​ — Revelation 2: 8 - 11; 3: 1.
Jēzus uzslavēja Smirnas draudzi, bet daudziem Sardu draudzes locekļiem viņš teica: ” Es zinu tavus darbus, tev ir vārds, ka tu dzīvo, bet tu esi miris. ”