11. “I am coming soon. Continue the way you are now. Then no one will take away your crown.
12. I will make the one who wins the victory a pillar in the temple of my God. He will never have to leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God. This city is the new Jerusalem. It comes down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on him my new name.
13. Every person who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
14. “Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:“The Amen is the One who is the faithful and true witness. He is the ruler of all that God has made. He says this to you:
15. I know what you do. You are not hot or cold. I wish that you were hot or cold!
16. But you are only warm—not hot, not cold. So I am ready to spit you out of my mouth.
17. You say you are rich. You think you have become wealthy and do not need anything. But you do not know that you are really miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
18. I advise you to buy gold from me—gold made pure in fire. Then you can be truly rich. Buy from me clothes that are white. Then you can cover your shameful nakedness. Buy from me medicine to put on your eyes. Then you can truly see.
19. “I correct and punish those whom I love. So be eager to do right. Change your hearts and lives.
20. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him. And he will eat with me.