Discovery BoxRevelation 3:11 
Context3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away 1 your crown. 2
Revelation 3:16
Context3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going 3 to vomit 4 you out of my mouth!
Revelation 22:7
Context22:7 (Look! I am coming soon!
Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.) 5
Revelation 22:13
Context22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the first and the last,
the beginning and the end!) 6
Revelation 22:20
Context22:20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
1 tn On the verb λάβῃ (labh) here BDAG 583 s.v. λαμβάνω 2 states, “to take away, remove…with or without the use of force τὰ ἀργύρια take away the silver coins (fr. the temple) Mt 27:6. τὰς ἀσθενείας diseases 8:17. τὸν στέφανον Rv 3:11.”
2 sn Your crown refers to a wreath consisting either of foliage or of precious metals formed to resemble foliage and worn as a symbol of honor, victory, or as a badge of high office – ‘wreath, crown’ (L&N 6.192).
3 tn Or “I intend.”
4 tn This is the literal meaning of the Greek verb ἐμέω (emew). It is usually translated with a much weaker term like “spit out” due to the unpleasant connotations of the English verb “vomit,” as noted by L&N 23.44. The situation confronting the Laodicean church is a dire one, however, and such a term is necessary if the modern reader is to understand the gravity of the situation.
5 sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.
6 sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.
