Revelation 3:15
I know thy works;—that neither, cold, art thou, nor hot: I would that, cold, thou hadst been, or hot.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 24:15But, if it be, a vexation, in your eyes, to serve Yahweh, choose ye for yourselves, to-day, whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served, that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye are dwelling,—but, I and my house, will serve Yahweh.
Psalms 81:11But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me.
Hosea 7:8As for Ephraim! with the peoples, hath he been mingling himself,—Ephraim, is a cake not turned.
Zephaniah 1:5And them who bow down upon the housetops to the host of the heavens,—and them who bow down—who swear to Yahweh, and swear by Milcom;
Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me,—and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me;
Luke 14:27Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 3:15-22
The Church in Laodicea. ( a. d. 95.) 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… Read the whole commentary →