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To the Church in Laodicea

Revelation 3:16

In 9 translations

BSB
So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
KJV
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
WEB
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
ASV
So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
LSV
So—because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit you out of My mouth;
YLT
So — because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth;
DBY
Thus because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spue thee out of my mouth.
DRC
But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, not hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth.
GNV
Therefore, because thou art luke warme, and neither colde nor hote, it will come to passe, that I shall spewe thee out of my mouth.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read οὔτε (“neither”); Byzantine text read οὐ (“not”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: οὔτε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὔτε; Robinson–Pierpont read οὐ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οὕτως, ὅτι χλιαρὸς εἶ καὶ οὔτε ζεστὸς οὔτε ψυχρός, μέλλω σε ἐμέσαι ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου.
RP2018
Οὕτως ὅτι χλιαρὸς εἶ, καὶ οὐ ζεστὸς οὔτε ψυχρός, μέλλω σε ἐμέσαι ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου.
TR-Boyd
Οὕτως ὅτι χλιαρὸς εἶ, καὶ οὔτε ψυχρὸς οὔτε ζεστός, μέλλω σε ἐμέσαι ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου.
SCR1894
ουτως οτι χλιαρος ει και ουτε ψυχρος ουτε ζεστος μελλω σε εμεσαι εκ του στοματος μου

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Revelation 2:5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
  • Zechariah 11:8–9And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me. Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let…
  • Jeremiah 14:19Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
  • Jeremiah 15:1–4Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go. If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell…

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