because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!”

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy.

Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.