Revelation 3:15"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
The setting
Laodicea, modern-day Turkey, ~95 AD. A wealthy city with lukewarm water supply from distant hot springs that cooled en route...
The emotion here: heartbroken by wasted potential
The original word
chliaros (χλιαρός) — tepid, lukewarm, literally nauseating temperature
Why it matters
Laodicea's water came from hot springs 6 miles away, arriving disgustingly lukewarm
Read with care
What most readers miss in Revelation 3:15
This isn't about being mean vs nice — it's about being useless vs useful
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God prefers hostile atheists over casual Christians. Actually, it means committed opposition is more honest than fake devotion.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Revelation 3:15
Bible Genome reading
Revelation 3:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Revelation 3:15 comes from the book of Revelation, written during the Apostolic period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include lukewarmness, spiritual apathy. Notable phrases: neither cold nor hot; I wish you were. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
Your reflection
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