Parallel Verses
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;
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;
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, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth. 17 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; 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Hosea 12:8
Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."
Proverbs 13:7
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
Zechariah 11:5
Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;' and their own shepherds don't pity them.
Exodus 32:35
Yahweh struck the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 9:12
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
John 9:40-41
Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?"
Revelation 2:9
"I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Genesis 3:7
The eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:10-11
The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Deuteronomy 8:12-14
lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived therein;
Proverbs 30:9
lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is Yahweh?' or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Isaiah 42:19
Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh's servant?
Jeremiah 2:31
Generation, consider the word of Yahweh. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, 'We have broken loose. We will come to you no more?'
Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
Luke 6:24
"But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.
Luke 18:11-12
The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
Romans 2:17-23
Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, and rest on the law, and glory in God,
Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
Romans 11:20
True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don't be conceited, but fear;
Romans 11:25
For I don't desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
1 Corinthians 4:8-10
You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
2 Peter 1:9
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
Revelation 16:15
"Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."