Revelation 3:17-18 BSB

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:17

Revelation 3:17. Because thou sayest, I am rich, &c.— This angel, or his church, is quite the reverse of the angel of Smyrna: ch. Revelation 2:9. Here is a beautiful gradation in the words before us. It is something to be rich, more to be increased with goods, and still more to be in want of nothing; this is preserved with equal beauty in the latter part of the verse: the whole alludes to their spiritual state and spiritual goods. According to the common language of scripture, they only are... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:18

Revelation 3:18. I counsel thee, &c.— "I counsel thee, that, with a humble sense of thy condition, so extremely unhappy, thou apply to him, who alone is capable of helping thee: and as I require no price or equivalent for my treasures, but only a conviction of such an incapacity to make an adequate return for them; I advise thee in that way to buyof me a full supply for all thy necessities; blessingsmore desirable than gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest, indeed be rich before God in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:17

17. Self-sufficiency is the fatal danger of a lukewarm state (see on :-). thou sayest—virtually and mentally, if not in so many words. increased with goods—Greek, "have become enriched," implying self-praise in self-acquired riches. The Lord alludes to :-. The riches on which they prided themselves were spiritual riches; though, doubtless, their spiritual self-sufficiency ("I have need of nothing") was much fostered by their worldly wealth; as, on the other hand, poverty of spirit is fostered... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:18

18. Gentle and loving irony. Take My advice, thou who fanciest thyself in need of nothing. Not only art thou not in need of nothing, but art in need of the commonest necessaries of existence. He graciously stoops to their modes of thought and speech: Thou art a people ready to listen to any counsel as to how to buy to advantage; then, listen to My counsel (for I am "Counsellor," Isaiah 9:6), buy of ME" (in whom, according to Paul's Epistle written to the neighboring Colosse and intended for the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 3:14-22

G. The letter to the church in Laodicea 3:14-22Jesus Christ sent this letter to shake the Laodicean Christians out of their self-sufficient complacency and to exhort them to self-sacrifice for higher spiritual goals (cf. Colossians 2:1-2; Colossians 4:16). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 3:15-17

2. Rebuke 3:15-17This church received no commendation, a fact that makes this letter unique compared to the other six.The deeds of the Laodicean Christians manifested their heart attitude. They were neither cold nor hot in their love for God, just lukewarm. Beverages are better either cold or hot. Similarly the Lord would rather that His people be cold or hot in their love for Him, not apathetic. The Laodiceans knew how the Lord felt because their city drinking water came from a spring six... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 3:18-19

3. Exhortation 3:18-19Since they considered themselves to be rich but were spiritually poor Jesus urged them to "buy," implying self-sacrifice, the things they really needed (cf. Isaiah 55:1). Instead of real gold they should buy "gold refined by fire," namely, pure spiritual riches (cf. Psalms 66:10; Proverbs 17:3; Zechariah 13:9; Luke 12:21; 1 Timothy 6:18; James 1:3-4; James 2:5; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:12-13). Instead of the black garments that were popular in Laodicea they should buy "white... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 3:18

3:18 buy (b-5) be (b-15) clothed, (b-24) manifest; (b-36) All aorists, having the force of an accomplished fact, 'mayest have become,' 'have got into that state.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

The Epistles to the Seven Churches (concluded)1-6. To the Church in Sardis Christ speaks as He who gives the spirit and looks for spiritual life. There is no praise for this Church. Its life is without spiritual reality (Revelation 3:1). Yet, even now, awakening is within its power. But if it continue to sleep, Christ will come in sudden judgment (Revelation 3:2.). A few individuals have remained faithful. To them, and to all such, Christ promises gladness and life, and that He will acknowledge... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 3:17

(17) I am rich.—The verse means, more literally, Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have grown rich, and in nothing have need, and knowest not that thou art the wretched (such is the emphasis) one, and the pitiable one, and beggarly, and blind, and naked. Thou art “the type, the embodiment of wretchedness.” The words should, I think, be taken as an amplification of the reason for their rejection. Christ was about to reject them for being in that tepid state which, beginning with... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 3:14-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 3:15-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 3:18-19

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 3:18

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 3:17

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