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To the Church in Laodicea

Revelation 3:15

In 9 translations

BSB
I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
KJV
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
WEB
“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
ASV
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
LSV
I have known your works, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish you were cold or hot.
YLT
I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.
DBY
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.
DRC
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold, nor hot. I would thou wert cold, or hot.
GNV
I knowe thy woorkes, that thou art neither colde nor hote: I woulde thou werest colde or hote.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read ἦς (“you were”); Textus Receptus read εἴης (“you would be”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι οὔτε ψυχρὸς εἶ οὔτε ζεστός. ὄφελον ψυχρὸς ἦς ἢ ζεστός.
RP2018
Οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι οὔτε ψυχρὸς εἶ οὔτε ζεστός· ὄφελον ψυχρὸς ἦς ἢ ζεστός.
TR-Boyd
Οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι οὔτε ψυχρὸς εἶ οὔτε ζεστός· ὄφελον ψυχρὸς εἴης ἢ ζεστός.
SCR1894
οιδα σου τα εργα οτι ουτε ψυχρος ει ουτε ζεστος οφελον ψυχρος ειης η ζεστος

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
  • Matthew 6:24No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
  • 1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  • James 1:8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
  • Revelation 2:4But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
  • Psalms 81:11–13But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
  • Matthew 24:12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
  • Zephaniah 1:5–6those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of…
  • Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
  • Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  • 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
  • Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
  • Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
  • Revelation 3:1“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

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