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

For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

Jesus looked at him and loved him. Then he told him, "You're missing one thing. Go and sell everything you own, give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

When Jesus heard this, he told him, "You still need to do one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

for in union with the Messiah Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. What matters is faith expressed through love.

What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?

Blind

Some of the Pharisees who were near him overheard this and asked him, "We aren't blind, too, are we?"

So if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are dying.

The person who says that he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.

You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

That he

Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.

By talking high-sounding nonsense and using sinful cravings of the flesh, they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

What should we say, then? Should we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

so that he might make it holy by cleansing it, washing it with water and the word,

how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead actions so that we may serve the living God!

Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,

But if we keep living in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

General references

Be sure to observe the commands of the LORD your God, his testimonies and his decrees that he gave you.

Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.

Therefore, be careful that the light in you isn't darkness.