What does Revelation 3:15 say? (KJV)

Revelation 3:15

King James Version (public domain)

Traditionally attributed to John · 1st century AD · One of the twelve apostles of Jesus; the "beloved disciple"

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

Context

13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: