Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
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.
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It is too bad for you people who have plenty to eat now, because you will be hungry [later on]. It is too bad for you people who are laughing now, because you will grieve and cry [later on].
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Lasciviousness » Figurative
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
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.
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It is too bad for you people who have plenty to eat now, because you will be hungry [later on]. It is too bad for you people who are laughing now, because you will grieve and cry [later on].
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Sin » National, punishment of
national Sins » Often caused by prosperity
Sodom » Wickedness of the inhabitants of
So also, in a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah, and their surrounding towns, which had abandoned themselves to sexual immorality and [sexually] perverted behavior, serve as an example [of people] who [will] suffer the punishment of never ending fire.
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