Revelation 3:13 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:11 I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

Revelation 3:12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on 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 own new name.

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

Revelation 3:14 “To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:

Revelation 3:15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were 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 who overcomes I will make him..." into verse 14's "To the angel of the assembly in...", 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.