New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 3:14-18

14“To the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993writeγράψον·grapsonG1125:The Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228WitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144, theOriginἀρχὴarchēG746of 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 willμέλλωmellōG3195vomitἐμέσαιemesaiG1692you out of My mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750.

17BecauseG3754you sayλέγειςlegeisG3004, “I amG1510richπλούσιόςplousiosG4145,and have becomeG4147wealthyG4147,and haveἔχω,echōG2192noG3762needχρείανchreianG5532of anythingG3762,”and you do not knowG3609that you are wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005,miserableἐλεεινὸςeleeinosG1652,poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434,blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,and nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131,

18I adviseσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuōG4823you tobuyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59from MegoldχρυσίονchrusionG5553refinedπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenonG4448by fireπυρὸςpurosG4442soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you may becomeG4147richπλουτήσῃς,ploutēsēsG4147, andwhiteλευκὰleukaG3022garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you may clotheπεριβάλῃ,peribalēG4016yourself andthe shameαἰσχύνηaischunēG152of your nakednessγυμνότητόςgumnotētosG1132will not be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319;and eyeG2854salveG2854to applyἐγχρῖσαιegchrisaiG1472to your eyesὀφθαλμούςophthalmousG3788soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you may seeβλέπῃς.blepēsG991.

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