Revelation 3:14–22

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴“To the angel of the church in Laodicea^p write:

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,^q the ruler of God’s creation.^{r 15}I know your deeds,^s that you are neither cold nor hot.^t I wish you were either one or the other! ¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. ¹⁷You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’^u But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.^{v 18}I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,^w so you can become rich; and white clothes^x to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;^y and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

¹⁹Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.^z So be earnest and repent.^{a 20}Here I am! I stand at the door^b and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,^c I will come in^d and eat with that person, and they with me.

²¹To the one who is victorious,^e I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,^f just as I was victorious^g and sat down with my Father on his throne. ²²Whoever has ears, let them hear^h what the Spirit says to the churches.”