Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁴ `Write this to the angel of the church people in Laodicea: Here are the words of the one whose name is Truth. What he says can be trusted. He is the one who began all that God made.

¹⁵ `He says, "I know what you do. I know that you are neither cold nor hot. And I wish that you were cold or hot.

¹⁶ So I will spit you out of my mouth, because you are only warm and not hot or cold.

¹⁷ You say, `I am rich and have many things. I need nothing.' You do not know that you are in trouble and need help. You are poor. You are blind. And you have no clothes to wear.

¹⁸ I tell you what you should do. You should buy from me gold that has been made clean by fire. Then you will be rich. And you should buy from me white clothes to wear. Then people will not see that you have no clothes, and you will not be ashamed. You should buy from me healing oil to put on your eyes. Then you will be able to see.

¹⁹ I tell off and punish the people I love. So get busy and stop doing wrong.

²⁰ Listen, I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him. I will eat with him, and he will eat with me.

²¹ He who wins will sit with me on my throne in heaven. I won too, and I sat down with my Father on his throne."

²² `He who can hear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'