Revelation 3:15 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 3:16 Thus because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spue thee out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that *thou* art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "works", "thou", "neither", "cold", and "wert". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "works" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And to the angel of the assembly..." into verse 16's "Thus because thou art lukewarm and neither...", so "works" and "thou" 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 "works" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.