2 Peter 1:9 - American Standard Version (1901)

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For whoever lacks these qualities is blind, [spiritually] shortsighted, seeing only what is near to him, and has become oblivious [to the fact] that he was cleansed from his old sins.

Common English Bible

Whoever lacks these things is shortsighted and blind, forgetting that they were cleansed from their past sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For he who does not have these things at hand is blind and groping, being forgetful of his purification from his former offenses.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For he that hath not these things with him, is blind, and groping, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

English Standard Version 2016

For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.

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