2 Peter 1:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Lacketh

James 2:14

Blind

That he

1 John 1:7

General references

Deuteronomy 6:17

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Luke 11:35

Bible References

Lacketh

Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,

And having looked at him, Jesus loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lack. Go thou, sell as many things as thou have, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And after taking up the cross, come, follow me

And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

What is the benefit, my brothers, if some man should say to have faith, but has no works? Can the faith save him?

Blind

And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we also blind?

But even if our good-news is concealed, it is concealed in those who are perishing,

He who claims to be in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.

Because thou say, I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, and do not know that thou are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

That he

Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust.

For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,

What will we say then? We continue in sin so that grace may abound?

so that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of water by the word,

how much more the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself unblemished to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order to serve a living God?

Which counterpart--immersion--now also saves us, not the putting away of filth of flesh, but an appeal of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from every sin.

General references

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded thee.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

Watch therefore the light in thee not be darkness.