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Revelation 3:15

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I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

Read it in 5 translations

KJV King James Version

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

WEB World English Bible

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

ASV American Standard Version

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

Surrounding context — Revelation 3

12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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Romans 12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.James 1:8A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.Revelation 2:4Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.Psalm 81:11-13But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.Matthew 24:12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.Zephaniah 1:5-6And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Revelation 3:1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.Deuteronomy 5:29O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!Luke 14:27-28And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.Revelation 2:2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;