“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.”
Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich; and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen; and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see — the three remedies (gold, white garments, eye salve) address the three deficits: true wealth (gold tested in fire represents proven, authentic faith), right standing (white garments), and spiritual vision. The imperatives are conditional: Laodicea must actively acquire these from Christ through repentance.
Church Fathers on Revelation 3:18
“I persuade you to buy of Me gold tried in the fire.” That is, that in whatever manner you can, you should suffer for the Lord's name tribulations and passions. “And anoint your eyes with eye-salve.” That what you gladly know by the Scripture, you should strive also to do the work of the same. And because, if in these ways men return out of great destruction to great repentance, they are not only useful to themselves, but they are able also to be of advantage to many, He…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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