Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For you are saying, 'I am wealthy; I have made plenty of money and do not need anything.' But you do not know that you are [spiritually] wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
Anderson New Testament
Because you say I am rich, and abound in wealth, and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,
Bible in Basic English
For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
Common New Testament
You say, "I am rich; I have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
Daniel Mace New Testament
you say you are rich, and have increased your gain, and have need of nothing; but you do not consider that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.
Darby Translation
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Because you say, I am wealthy, and have enriched myself, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Godbey New Testament
Because you are saying, That I am rich, and have increased in riches, and have need as to nothing, and do you not know that you are miserable, and pitiful, and poor, and blind, and naked?
Goodspeed New Testament
Because you say, "I am rich, I have become wealthy, I need nothing," and you do not know that it is you that are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked,
John Wesley New Testament
Because thou sayst, I am rich, and have inriched myself, and have need of nothing, and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Julia Smith Translation
For thou sayest, That I am rich, and have abounded, and have need of nothing; and thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked;
King James 2000
Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because you are saying, "I am rich, and have become rich, and I have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,
Modern King James verseion
Because you say, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
because thou sayest thou art rich and increased with goods, and hast need of nothing, and knowest not how thou art wretched and miserable, poor, blind, and naked.
Moffatt New Testament
You declare, 'I am rich, I am well off, I lack nothing!' ??not knowing you are a miserable creature, pitiful, poor, blind, naked.
Montgomery New Testament
For you keep saying, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and do not know that you are the wretched one, and pitiable and beggared and blind and naked.
NET Bible
Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,
New Heart English Bible
Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
Noyes New Testament
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked,
Sawyer New Testament
For you say, I am rich and have become rich and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
The Emphasized Bible
Because thou sayest, Rich, am I, and have become enriched, and, of nothing, have I need, and knowest not that, thou, art the wretched one, and pitiable, and destitute, and blind, and naked,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
because thou sayest, I am rich, and wallow in wealth, and have no want unsupplied; yet thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You say 'I am rich and have grown rich, and I want for nothing,' and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked!
Webster
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:
Weymouth New Testament
You say, I am rich, and have wealth stored up, and I stand in need of nothing; and you do not know that if there is a wretched creature it is *you* -- pitiable, poor, blind, naked.
Williams New Testament
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
World English Bible
Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and don't know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
Worrell New Testament
Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing'; and do not know that you are the wretched one, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked!
Worsley New Testament
because thou sayst, I am rich, and wealthy, and have want of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Youngs Literal Translation
because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,
Themes
Backsliders » Instances of » Churches of asia
spiritual Blindness » Exemplified » Churches of laodicea
Chastisement » Who the lord chastens
Church of laodicea » Exemplified » Self-delusion
Church of laodicea » Exemplified » Self-righteousness
Coming » Who God the father and jesus Christ come to
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
Earthly » Refused for obedience » Are deceptive treasures
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Government » Who shall reign with the lord
Hearing » Those that hear the lord
Ignorance » Of self » It is associated with self-righteousness
Laodicea » Message to, through john
Love » Those whom the lord loves
Poverty, spiritual » Destitution of the truth
Poverty, spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The laodicean church
Presumption » Exhibited in » Self-righteousness
Pride » Examples of » Spiritual, examples of
Pride » Exemplified » Laodiceans
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
earthly Riches » Belong to God » Are deceptive treasures
Security » FALSE » Trusts in lies
ignorance of Self » It is associated with self-righteousness
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We are rich in spiritual things
Self-delusion » Exemplified » The laodicean congregation
Self-righteousness » Instances of » The laodicean congregation
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Destitution of the truth
Spiritual » Poverty » Destitution of the truth
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Pride
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The laodicean church
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The laodicean church
Throne » Who shall sit with Christ on his throne
earthly Treasures » Are deceptive
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 3:17
Prayers for Revelation 3:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Letter To The Church In Laodicea
16
So then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
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Phrases
Names
Cross References
Hosea 12:8
And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich, I have found riches for myself; no one shall find iniquity in me, nor sin in all my labours.
Proverbs 13:7
There are those that make themselves rich, yet have nothing: there are those that make themselves poor, yet have great riches.
Zechariah 11:5
whose buyers slayed them and held themselves not guilty; and he that sold them said, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and not even their own shepherds had compassion on them.
Exodus 32:35
And the LORD smote the people because they had made the calf, which Aaron formed.
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
Matthew 9:12
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, Those that are whole need not a physician, but those that are sick.
John 9:40-41
And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words and said unto him, Are we blind also?
Revelation 2:9
I know thy works and tribulation and poverty, (but thou art rich), and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves girdles.
Genesis 3:10-11
And he replied, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Deuteronomy 8:12-14
lest peradventure when thou hast eaten and art full and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein,
Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and blaspheme the name of my God.
Isaiah 42:19
Who is blind, but my slave? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? Who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the slave of the LORD,
Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? Why do my people say, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.
Luke 6:24
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Luke 18:11-12
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.
Romans 2:17-23
Behold, thou doth call thyself a Jew and art supported by the law and doth glory in God
Romans 7:24
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Romans 11:20
Good; because of their unbelief they were broken off, but thou by faith art standing. Do not be highminded, but fear
Romans 11:25
For I would not, brethren, that ye ignore this mystery, that ye not be arrogant regarding yourselves: that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles are come in.
Romans 12:3
Therefore I say through the grace given unto me, to all those that are among you not to obtain more knowledge than is prudent to know, but to obtain knowledge with temperance, each one according to the measure of faith that God has dealt.
1 Corinthians 4:8-10
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye reign as kings without us, and I wish ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
2 Peter 1:9
But he that lacks these things is blind and walks feeling the way with his hand, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.