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 tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found for myself substance: in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that were sin.

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.

But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:

For through the grace given to me, I say, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I wish ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

Have need

Lest when thou hast eaten, and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them;

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? a land of darkness? why say my people, We are lords; we will come no more to thee?

But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are sick.

Knowest

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Wretched

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

Blind

Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?

And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him, Are we blind also?

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

General references

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.