New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 3:14-22

14“To the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228WitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144, theBeginningἀρχὴarchēG746of the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316,saysλέγειlegeiG3004thisτάδεtadeG3592:

15‘I knowG3609your deedsἔργαergaG2041,that you are neitherοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593norοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστός.zestosG2200;I wishὄφελονophelonG3785that you were coldψυχρὸςpsuchrosG5593orἢēG2228hotζεστός·zestosG2200.

16SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are lukewarmχλιαρὸςchliarosG5513,and neitherοὔτεouteG3777hotζεστὸςzestosG2200norοὔτεouteG3777coldψυχρός,psuchrosG5593,I willμέλλωmellōG3195spitἐμέσαιemesaiG1692you out of My mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17BecauseG3754you sayλέγειςlegeisG3004, “I amG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,and have becomeG4147wealthyG4147,and haveἔχω,echōG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762,”and you do not knowG3609that you are wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005and miserableἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652and poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434and blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185and nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131,

18I adviseσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuōG4823you tobuyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59from MegoldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448by fireπυρὸςpurosG4442soἵναinaG2443that you may becomeG4147richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147, andwhiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440soἵναinaG2443that you may clotheπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016yourself, and thatthe shameαἰσχύνηaischunēG152of your nakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132will not be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;and eyeG2854salveG2854to anointἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472your eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788soἵναinaG2443that you may seeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

19ThoseG3745whomG3745I loveφιλῶphilōG5368,I reproveἐλέγχωelegchōG1651and disciplineπαιδεύω.paideuōG3811;thereforeοὖνounG3767be zealousG2205andrepentμετανόησον.metanoēsonG3340.

20BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476at the doorθύρανthuranG2374andknockκρούω.krouōG2925;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191My voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456and opensἀνοίξῃanoixēG455the doorθύραν,thuranG2374,I will comeεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaiG1525in to him and will dineδειπνήσωdeipnēsōG1172with him, and he with Me.

21He who overcomesνικῶν,nikōnG3528,I will grantδώσωdōsōG1325to himto sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523downG2523with Me on My throneθρόνῳthronōG2362, asI alsoG2532overcameἐνίκησαenikēsaG3528and satG2523downἐκάθισαekathisaG2523with My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962on His throneθρόνῳthronōG2362.

22He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192an earοὖςousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτωakousatōG191whatτίtiG5101the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004to the churchesἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklēsiaisG1577.’”

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