Revelation 3:15

Revelation 3:15

13 ^a“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’

The Lukewarm Church

14 “And to the¹ angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ^a‘These things says the Amen, ^bthe Faithful and True Witness, ^cthe Beginning of the creation of God:

15 ^a“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.

16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither¹ cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

17 Because you say, ^a‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—

18 I counsel you ^ato buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and ^bwhite garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

19 ^aAs many as I love, I rebuke and ^bchasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

20 Behold, ^aI stand at the door and knock. ^bIf anyone hears My voice and opens the door, ^cI will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

21 To him who overcomes ^aI will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 ^a“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Neither cold (oute yuxrov). Old word from yuxw, to grow cold (Matthew 24:12), in N.T. only Matthew 10:42 and this passage.

Nor hot (oute zestov). Late verbal from zew, to boil, (Romans 12:11), boiling hot, here only in N.T.

I would thou wert (ofelon hv). Wish about the present with ofelon (really wfelon, second aorist active indicative of ofeilw, without augment) with the imperfect hv (instead of the infinitive) as in II Corinthians 11:1, when the old Greek used eiqe or ei gar. See I Corinthians 4:8 for the aorist indicative and Galatians 5:12 for the future.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 3:15:**

2 Corinthians 11:1
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