‘ I know what you are doing. I know you aren’t cold or hot. I wish you were either one or the other!

我知道你的行为，你也不冷也不热；我巴不得你或冷或热。

我知道你的行为，你也不冷也不热；我巴不得你或冷或热。

我知道你的行为，你也不冷也不热；我巴不得你或冷或热。

‘我知道你的行为，你不冷也不热。我情愿你或冷或热，

我知道你的行为，你不冷也不热；我巴不得你或冷或热。

我知道你的行为，你既不冷也不热；我真希望你或冷或热。

我知道你的行為，你也不冷也不熱；我巴不得你或冷或熱。

我知道你的行為，你也不冷也不熱；我巴不得你或冷或熱。

我知道你的行為，你也不冷也不熱；我巴不得你或冷或熱。

『我知道你的行為，你不冷也不熱。我情願你或冷或熱，

我知道你的行為，你不冷也不熱；我巴不得你或冷或熱。

我知道你的行為：你也不冷也不熱。我巴不得你是冷或是熱。

我知道你的行為，你既不冷也不熱；我真希望你或冷或熱。

我知爾諸行、乃不寒不熱、我願爾或寒或熱、

我知爾所為、爾不冷不暖、使或冷或暖、則猶可取、

我知爾之作為、爾不冷不熱、願爾或冷或熱、

吾知爾之行實；

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!

“‘ I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!

“ I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.

‘ I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.

“ I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

‘ I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot!

“ I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

Stay excited about your faith as you serve the Lord.

“ No one can serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one of them and love the other. Or you will be faithful to one and dislike the other. You can’t serve God and money at the same time.

This kind of person can’t make up their mind. They can never decide what to do.

Elijah went there and stood in front of the people. He said,“ How long will it take you to make up your minds? If the Lord is the one and only God, worship him. But if Baal is the one and only God, worship him.” The people didn’t say anything.

I pray that your love will grow more and more. And let it be based on knowledge and understanding.

Because evil will grow, most people’s love will grow cold.

‘ But here is something I hold against you. You have turned away from the love you had at first.

“ But my people wouldn’t listen to me. Israel wouldn’t obey me.So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.“ I wish my people would listen to me! I wish Israel would live as I want them to live!

I’m afraid that when I come I won’t find you as I want you to be. I’m afraid that you won’t find me as you want me to be. I’m afraid there will be arguing, jealousy and fits of anger. I’m afraid each of you will focus only on getting ahead. Then you will tell lies about each other. You will talk about each other. I’m afraid you will be proud and cause trouble.

I will destroy those who bow down on their roofs to worship all the stars. I will destroy those who make promises not only in my name but also in the name of Molek.I will destroy those who stop following the Lord. They no longer look to him or ask him for advice.

My son, give me your heart. May you be happy living the way you see me live.

But I wish they would always have respect for me in their hearts. I wish they would always obey all my commands. Then things would go well with them and their children forever.

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. So you have an honest and true love for each other. So love one another deeply, from your hearts.

‘ I know what you are doing. You work long and hard. I know you can’t put up with evil people. You have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not. You have found out that they are liars.

“ Here is what I command you to write to the church in Sardis. Here are the words of Jesus, who holds the seven spirits of God. He has the seven stars in his hand. He says,‘ I know what you are doing. People think you are alive, but you are dead.

Their hearts are dishonest. So now they must pay for their sins. The Lord will tear down their altars. He’ll destroy their sacred stones.

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.

“ Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. Anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Whoever doesn’t carry their cross and follow me can’t be my disciple.“ Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you sit down first and figure out how much it will cost? Then you will see whether you have enough money to finish it.

But suppose you don’t want to serve him. Then choose for yourselves right now whom you will serve. You can choose the gods your people served east of the Euphrates River. Or you can serve the gods of the Amorites. After all, you are living in their land. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”Then the people answered Joshua,“ We would never desert the Lord! We would never serve other gods!The Lord our God himself brought us and our parents up out of Egypt. He brought us out of that land where we were slaves. With our own eyes, we saw those great signs he did. He kept us safe on our entire journey. He kept us safe as we traveled through all the nations.He drove them out to make room for us. That included the Amorites. They also lived in the land. We too will serve the Lord. That’s because he is our God.”Joshua said to the people,“ You aren’t able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He won’t forgive you when you disobey him. He won’t forgive you when you sin against him.Suppose you desert the Lord. Suppose you serve the gods that people in other lands serve. If you do, he will turn against you. He will bring trouble on you. He will destroy you, even though he has been good to you.”But the people said to Joshua,“ No! We will serve the Lord.”Then Joshua said,“ You are witnesses against yourselves. You have said that you have chosen to serve the Lord.”“ Yes. We are witnesses,” they replied.“ Now then,” said Joshua,“ throw away the statues of the gods that are among you. People from other lands serve those gods. Give yourselves completely to the Lord. He is the God of Israel.”Then the people said to Joshua,“ We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him.”

If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!

The people of Ephraim mix with the nations. They are like a thin loaf of bread that is baked on only one side.