Revelation 3:15 (WEB)

Passage

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "To the angel of the assembly in..." into verse 16's "So because you are lukewarm and neither...", so "works" and "neither" 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 "neither" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.