Discovery BoxRevelation 3:16 
Context3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going 1 to vomit 2 you out of my mouth!
Revelation 3:13
Context3:13 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Revelation 3:22
Context3:22 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
1 tn Or “I intend.”
2 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.
