3 Ioannis 3:16

Clementine Latin Vulgate

sed quia tepidus es, et nec frigidus, nec calidus, incipiam te evomere ex ore meo :

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
sed quia tepidus es, et nec frigidus, nec calidus, incipiam te evomere ex ore meo:

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Sic quia tepidus es et nec calidus nec frigidus, incipiam te evomere ex ore meo.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will spue thee out: Revelation 2:5, Jeremiah 14:19, Jeremiah 15:1-4, Zechariah 11:8, Zechariah 11:9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 18:28 - General Deuteronomy 20:8 - fearful Deuteronomy 32:19 - And when 1 Kings 18:21 - How long 2 Kings 17:41 - these nations Psalms 119:20 - soul Psalms 119:81 - fainteth Proverbs 1:23 - behold Ezekiel 20:39 - but Hosea 7:8 - a cake Hosea 10:2 - Their heart is divided Matthew 12:30 - that is Matthew 13:12 - from Matthew 25:3 - foolish Matthew 25:30 - cast Luke 11:23 - General Acts 1:2 - through Romans 12:11 - fervent 1 Corinthians 8:3 - is

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,.... A lukewarm professor is one that serves God and mammon; that halts between two opinions, and knows not what religion is best, and cares little for any, yet keeps in a round of duty, though indifferent to it, and contents himself with it; and is un concerned about the life and power of godliness, and takes up with the external form of it; and has no thought about the glory of God, the interest of Christ and truth; and this was too much the case of this church, at least of a great number of its members; wherefore it was very loathsome to Christ, hence he threatens:

I will spew thee out of my mouth; this shows how nauseous lukewarmness is to Christ, insomuch that on account of it he would not own and acknowledge her as his; but even cast her out, unchurch her, and have no more any such imperfect church state upon earth, as he afterwards never will, this is the last; nor is there any church state, or any remains of one in Laodicea; it is indeed quite uninhabited.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So then because thou art lukewarm ... I will spue thee out of my mouth - Referring, perhaps, to the well-known fact that tepid water tends to produce sickness at the stomach, and an inclination to vomit. The image is intensely strong, and denotes deep disgust and loathing at the indifference which prevailed in the church at Laodicea. The idea is, that they would be utterly rejected and cast off as a church - a threatening of which there has been an abundant fulfillment in subsequent times. It may be remarked, also, that what was threatened to that church may be expected to occur to all churches, if they are in the same condition; and that all professing Christians, and Christian churches, that are lukewarm, have special reason to dread the indignation of the Saviour.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 3:16. Because thou art lukewarm — Irresolute and undecided.

I will spue thee out of my mouth. — He alludes here to the known effect of tepid water upon the stomach; it generally produces a nausea. I wilt cast thee off. Thou shalt have no interest in me. Though thou hast been near to my heart, yet now I must pluck thee thence, because slothful, careless, and indolent; thou art not in earnest for thy soul.