Revelation 3:15 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 3:17 For thou saiest, I am rich and increased with goods, and haue neede of nothing, and knowest not howe thou art wretched and miserable, and poore, and blinde, and naked.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowe", "woorkes", "thou", "neither", "colde", "hote", and "woulde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowe" and "woorkes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And vnto the Angell of the Church..." into verse 16's "Therefore because thou art luke warme and...", so "knowe" and "woorkes" 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 "knowe" and "woorkes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.