Revelation 3:16
“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I counsel thee,.... Christ is a Counsellor, and is every way fit to be one, for he is the all wise God, the Ancient of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
So then because thou art lukewarm ... I will spue thee out of my mouth - Referring, perhaps, to the well-known fact that…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Because thou art lukewarm - Irresolute and undecided.
I will spue thee out of my mouth - He alludes here to the known…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Revelation 3:14-22
We now come to the last and worst of all the seven Asian churches, the reverse of the church of Philadelphia; for, as…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
because thou art lukewarm The image is of course taken from the tendency of lukewarm water to excite vomiting. It is…
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