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14 "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: "This is what the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator<note: Or "the ruler"; or "the beginning"; or "the source"> of God's creation, says:
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“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
15 'I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot!
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I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!
16 Thus, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth!
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So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
17 Because you are saying, "I am rich, and have become rich, and I have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,
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You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
18 I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.
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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.
19 As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. Be zealous, therefore, and repent!
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Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, indeed I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.
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Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 The one who conquers, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
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To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"
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Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
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