Revelation 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 thy works, and pressure, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and the blasphemy of them saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but the synagogue of the adversary.

There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth.

And Ephraim will say, Surely I became rich, I found to me wealth: all my labors shall not be found to me iniquity which was sin.

Which they possessing them will slaughter them, and they will not be punished: and they selling them will say, Blessed be Jehovah; and I shall be rich: and their shepherds had not pity upon them.

He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he sent away empty.

But woe to you rich for ye take away your consolation.

The Pharisee having stood, prayed these to himself, O God, I return thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or also as this publican.

Well; for unbelief were they broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but do thou fear:

For I say, by the race given me, to every one being with you, not to entertain a high opinion of one's self above what is fitting to think: but to think to be discreet, as God has divided the measure of faith to each.

Already were ye satisfied, already were ye rich, without us ye reigned; and I would ye also reigned, that we also might reign together with you.

Have need

Lest thou shalt eat and thou wert satisfied, and thou wilt build good houses and thou dwelt;

Lest I shall be filled and I spake lies, and said, Who is Jehovah? and lest I shall be dispossessed and I stole, and I laid hold upon the name of God.

O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Was I the desert to Israel? If a land of thick darkness? wherefore said my people, We had dominion, we will come no more to thee?

And Jesus having heard, said to them, They being strong have no need of a physician, but they having evils.

Knowest

Behold, thou art named a Jew, and restest upon the law, and boastest thyself in God,

Wretched

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

I an oppressed man: who shall save me from the body of this death?

Blind

Who blind but my servant? and deaf as my messenger I shall send? who blind he being perfect? and blind as the servant of Jehovah?

And they being with him of the Pharisees heard these things, and said to him,

For in whom these are not present, he is blind, being affected with shortness of sight, having taken 2Peter 1:forgetfulness of the cleansing formerly of his sins.

General references

Understand craftiness, ye simple: and ye foolish, understand the heart

Who the simple, he shall turn aside here: he wanting heart, she said to him,

Take heed therefore lest the light in thee be darkness.

Therefore let him seeming to stand see that he fall not.