Revelation 3:14 (GNV)

Passage

And vnto the Angell of the Church of the Laodiceans write, These things saieth Amen, the faithfull and true witnesse, that beginning of the creatures of God.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:12 Him that ouercommeth, will I make a pillar in the Temple of my God, and he shall goe no more out: and I will write vpon him the Name of my God, and the name of the citie of my God, which is the newe Hierusalem, which commeth downe out of heauen from my God, and I will write vpon him my newe Name.

Revelation 3:13 Let him that hath an eare, heare what ye Spirit saith vnto the Churches.

Revelation 3:14 And vnto the Angell of the Church of the Laodiceans write, These things saieth Amen, the faithfull and true witnesse, that beginning of the creatures of God.

Revelation 3:15 I knowe thy woorkes, that thou art neither colde nor hote: I woulde thou werest colde or hote.

Revelation 3:16 Therefore, because thou art luke warme, and neither colde nor hote, it will come to passe, that I shall spewe thee out of my mouth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "vnto", "angell", "church", "laodiceans", "write", "things", and "saieth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Let him that hath an eare heare..." into verse 15's "I knowe thy woorkes that thou art...", so "faith" and "vnto" 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 "faith" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.