Revelation 3:13 (DBY)

Passage

He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:11 I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Revelation 3:12 He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name.

Revelation 3:13 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Revelation 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "hear", "says", and "assemblies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "hear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "He that overcomes him will I make..." into verse 14's "And to the angel of the assembly...", so "Spirit" and "hear" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "hear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.