Revelation 3:17

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Revelation 3:17

Because you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t know that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,

Hosea 12:8

But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”

Proverbs 13:7

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

Zechariah 11:5

Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished. Those who sell them say: Praise the Lord because I have become rich! Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them.

Exodus 32:35

And the Lord inflicted a plague on the people for what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

Matthew 5:3

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Matthew 9:12

But when He heard this, He said, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do.

John 9:40-41

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

Revelation 2:9

I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Genesis 3:7

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

Genesis 3:10-11

And he said, “I heard You in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”

Deuteronomy 8:12-14

When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in,

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Isaiah 42:19

Who is blind but My servant,
or deaf like My messenger I am sending?
Who is blind like My dedicated one,
or blind like the servant of the Lord?

Evil generation,
pay attention to the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of dense darkness?
Why do My people claim,
“We will go where we want;
we will no longer come to You”?

Luke 1:53

He has satisfied the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.

Luke 6:24

But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your comfort.

Luke 18:11-12

The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Romans 2:17-23

Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rest in the law, boast in God,

Romans 7:24

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body?

Romans 11:20

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

Romans 11:25

So that you will not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: A partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:3

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

1 Corinthians 4:8-10

You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!

2 Peter 1:9

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

Revelation 16:15

“Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame is blessed.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Revelation 3:17

Because 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:

I am

Have need

Knowest

Romans 2:17

Wretched

Matthew 5:3

Romans 7:24

Blind

Isaiah 42:19

John 9:40

2 Peter 1:9

General references

Bible References

I am

I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”

Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished. Those who sell them say: Praise the Lord because I have become rich! Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them.

He has satisfied the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.

But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your comfort.

The Pharisee took his stand

and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!

Have need

When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in,

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

But when He heard this, He said, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do.

Knowest

Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rest in the law, boast in God,

Wretched

“The poor in spirit are blessed,

for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body?

Blind

Who is blind but My servant,
or deaf like My messenger I am sending?
Who is blind like My dedicated one,
or blind like the servant of the Lord?

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

General references

Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness.

So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.