Revelation 3:17 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 3:18 I counsell thee to bye of me gold tried by the fire, that thou maiest bee made rich: and white raiment, that thou maiest be clothed, and that thy filthie nakednesse doe not appeare: and anoynt thine eyes with eye salue, that thou maiest see.

Revelation 3:19 As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and amend.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "saiest", "rich", "increased", "goods", "haue", "neede", and "nothing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "saiest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Therefore because thou art luke warme and..." into verse 18's "I counsell thee to bye of me...", so "thou" and "saiest" 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 "thou" and "saiest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.