11. I am coming soon. Keep safe what you have, so that no one will rob you of your victory prize.
12. I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name.
13. “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!
14. “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “This is the message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the origin of all that God has created.
15. I know what you have done; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were either one or the other!
16. But because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth!
17. You say, ‘I am rich and well off; I have all I need.’ But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.