New English Translation
Revelation 3:18
18take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!
Revelation 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
- New International Version (NIV)I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
Context of Revelation 3:18
16So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth! 17Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see! 19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent! 20Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.
Read all of Revelation 3Revelation 3:18 word by word
συμβουλεύω σοι ἀγοράσαι παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρὸς ἵνα πλουτήσῃς, καὶ ἱμάτια λευκὰ ἵνα περιβάλῃ, καὶ μὴ φανερωθῇ ἡ αἰσχύνη τῆς γυμνότητός σου, καὶ κολλούριον ἐγχρῖσαι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου ἵνα βλέπῃς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I counselσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuō · to consultG4823
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- to buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
- ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- goldχρυσίονchrusion · goldG5553
- triedπυρόωpuroō · to burnG4448
- inἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- thou mayest be richπλουτέωplouteō · be richG4147
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
- raimentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
- thou mayest be clothedπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
- the shameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the shameαἰσχύνηaischunē · shameG152
- ofγυμνότηςgumnotēs · nakednessG1132
- do notμήmē · notG3361
- appearφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
- anointἐγχρίωegchriō · to rub onG1472
- eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
- with eyesalveκολλούριονkollourion · eye salveG2854
- thou mayest seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
Cross-references for Revelation 3:18
- Psalms 16:7I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn.
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
- Psalms 73:24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
- Psalms 107:11because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.
- Proverbs 1:25because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.
- Proverbs 23:23Acquire truth and do not sell it – wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
- Isaiah 55:1“Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- Matthew 13:44“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
- Matthew 25:9‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
- Malachi 3:3He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering.
- 1 Corinthians 3:12If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
- 1 Peter 1:7Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away – and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
- Revelation 2:9‘I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
- Luke 12:21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”
Commentaries on Revelation 3:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I counsel thee - O fallen and deceived soul, hear Jesus! Thy case is not hopeless. Buy of me. Gold tried in the fire - Come and receive from me, without money and without price, faith that shall stand in every trial: so gold tried in the fire is here understood. But it may mean pure and undefiled religion, or that grace or Divine influence which produces it, which is more valuable to the soul than the purest gold to the body. They had before imaginary…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire - Pure gold; such as has been subjected to the action of heat to purify it from dross. See the notes on 1 Peter 1:7. Gold here is emblematic of religion - as being the most precious of the metals, and the most valued by human beings. They professed to be rich, but were not; and he counsels them to obtain from him what would make them truly rich. That thou mayest be rich - In the true and proper sense of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 Laodicea was the last and worst of the seven churches of Asia. Here our Lord Jesus styles himself, "The Amen;" one steady and unchangeable in all his purposes and promises. If religion is worth anything, it is worth every thing. Christ expects men should be in earnest. How many professors of gospel doctrine are neither hot nor cold; except as they are indifferent in needful matters, and hot and fiery in disputes about things of lesser moment!…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Jesus advised the people of Laodicea to change their attitude from self-reliance to relying on God. buy from Me gold: They could buy anything they wanted, but they needed heavenly treasures for spiritual riches through faith in Christ. refined by fire: Material wealth will not survive God's cleansing by fire (compare 1 Corinthians 3:12–15), but spiritual wealth lasts forever. White garments are a symbol of spiritual purity. Laodicea was famous for its…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Gentle and loving irony. Take My advice, thou who fanciest thyself in need of nothing. Not only art thou not in need of nothing, but art in need of the commonest necessaries of existence. He graciously stoops to their modes of thought and speech: Thou art a people ready to listen to any counsel as to how to buy to advantage; then, listen to My counsel (for I am "Counsellor," Is 9:6), buy of Me" (in whom, according to Paul's Epistle written to the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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