13 “Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches.”

To Laodicea

14 Write to Laodicea, to the Angel of the church. God’s Yes, the Faithful and Accurate Witness, the First of God’s creation, says:

15-17 “I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.

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13 Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Laodicea

14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea(B) write:

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,(C) the ruler of God’s creation.(D) 15 I know your deeds,(E) that you are neither cold nor hot.(F) I wish you were either one or the other!

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