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Revelation 3

Rev. 3:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I know
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
works
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ergon (Greek #2041)
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
KJV usage: deed, doing, labour, work.
Pronounce: er'-gon
Origin: from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω (to work)
, that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
thou art
ei (Greek #1488)
thou art
KJV usage: art, be.
Pronounce: i
Origin: second person singular present of 1510
neither
oute (Greek #3777)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
KJV usage: neither, none, nor (yet), (no, yet) not, nothing.
Pronounce: oo'-teh
Origin: from 3756 and 5037
cold
psuchros (Greek #5593)
chilly (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: cold.
Pronounce: psoo-chros'
Origin: from 5592
nor
oute (Greek #3777)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
KJV usage: neither, none, nor (yet), (no, yet) not, nothing.
Pronounce: oo'-teh
Origin: from 3756 and 5037
hot
zestos (Greek #2200)
boiled, i.e. (by implication) calid (figuratively, fervent)
KJV usage: hot.
Pronounce: dzes-tos'
Origin: from 2204
: I would
ophelon (Greek #3785)
I ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!
KJV usage: would (to God).
Pronounce: of'-el-on
Origin: first person singular of a past tense of 3784
t thou wert
eien (Greek #1498)
might (could, would, or should) be
KJV usage: mean, + perish, should be, was, were.
Pronounce: i'-ane
Origin: optative (i.e. English subjunctive) present of 1510 (including the other person)
cold
psuchros (Greek #5593)
chilly (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: cold.
Pronounce: psoo-chros'
Origin: from 5592
or
e (Greek #2228)
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially 2235, 2260, 2273.
Pronounce: ay
Origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
hot
zestos (Greek #2200)
boiled, i.e. (by implication) calid (figuratively, fervent)
KJV usage: hot.
Pronounce: dzes-tos'
Origin: from 2204
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1 Kings 18:21• 21And Elijah came unto all the people and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (1 Kings 18:21)

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Ministry on This Verse

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I know.
Rev. 3:1• 1And to the angel of the church that is in Sardis write, These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Rev. 3:1)
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Rev. 2:2• 2I know thy works and [thy] toil and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear evil {i}men{/i}; and thou hast tried those that call themselves apostles and are not, and hast found them liars: (Rev. 2:2)
that.
Rev. 2:4• 4But I have against thee that thou hast relaxed thy first love. (Rev. 2:4)
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Matt. 24:12• 12And because lawlessness shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall grow cool. (Matt. 24:12)
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Phil. 1:9• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, (Phil. 1:9)
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2 Thess. 1:3• 3We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of each of you all toward one another aboundeth; (2 Thess. 1:3)
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1 Peter 1:22• 22purified your souls as ye have in your obedience to the truth unto brotherly affection unfeigned, love one another out of a pure heart fervently, (1 Peter 1:22)
I would.
Deut. 5:29• 29{i}Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments continually, that it might be well with them and with their sons for ever!{/i} (Deut. 5:29)
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Psa. 81:11‑13• 11And my people hearkened not to my voice,{HR}And Israel would none of me.
 12And I gave them up to the revolting of their heart,{HR}That they might walk in their own counsels.
 13O that my people would hearken unto me,{HR}That Israel would walk in my ways! (Psa. 81:11‑13)
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2 Cor. 12:20• 20For I fear lest by any means on coming I find you not such as I wish, and I be found by you such as ye wish not; lest by any means [there be] strife, jealousy, wraths, feuds, slanderings, whisperings, swellings, confusions; (2 Cor. 12:20)
thou.
Josh. 24:15‑24• 15{i}And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.{/i}
 16{i}And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;{/i}
 17{i}for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs before our eyes, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed!{/i}
 18{i}And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, and the Amorites the inhabitants of the land: so therefore we will serve Jehovah, for he is our God.{/i}
 19{i}And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.{/i}
 20{i}If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.{/i}
 21{i}And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.{/i}
 22{i}And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.{/i}
 23{i}Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.{/i}
 24{i}And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken.{/i} (Josh. 24:15‑24)
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1 Kings 18:21• 21And Elijah came unto all the people and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (1 Kings 18:21)
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Prov. 23:26• 26My son give me thy heart,{HR}And let thine eyes observe my ways. (Prov. 23:26)
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Hos. 7:8• 8{i}Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples{/i}; Ephraim is a cake not turned. (Hos. 7:8)
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Hos. 10:2• 2Their heart is divided; now shall they be guilty. he will cut off their altars; he will spoil their statues. (Hos. 10:2)
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Zeph. 1:5‑6• 5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear to Jehovah, and that swear by Malcham.
 6And them that are turned back from Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired for him. (Zeph. 1:5‑6)
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Matt. 6:24• 24{i}No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.{/i} (Matt. 6:24)
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Matt. 10:37• 37{i}He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.{/i} (Matt. 10:37)
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Luke 14:27‑28• 27{i}and{/i} whoever doth not carry his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
 28{i}For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;{/i} (Luke 14:27‑28)
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1 Cor. 16:22• 22If anyone loveth not the Lord [Jesus Christ], let him be anathema maranatha. (1 Cor. 16:22)
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James 1:8• 8a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8)
• It is spiritual feeling though feeble indeed, that makes us alive to our little power of worship. Be assured that the spirit of worship is our true power for service. (“Lectures on Revelation: 3:14-22: Laodicea” by W. Kelly)
• It is not ignorance that works this deadly mischief, but the heart remaining indifferent to the truth, after it has been fully brought before it. Such an one does not want the truth, because he feels the sacrifice and the separation from the world which must ensue, if it be really followed. (“Lectures on Revelation: 3:14-22: Laodicea” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

W. Kelly Translation

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I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.