Revelation 3:17 - Easy To Read Version You say you are rich. You think you have become wealthy and don’t need a thing. But you don’t know that you are really terrible, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. [Hos. 12:8.] American Standard Version (1901) 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: Common English Bible After all, you say, ‘I’m rich, and I’ve grown wealthy, and I don’t need a thing.’ You don’t realize that you are miserable, pathetic, poor, blind, and naked. Catholic Public Domain Version For you declare, 'I am wealthy, and I have been enriched further, and I have need of nothing.' And you do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because thou sayest: I am rich, and made wealthy, and have need of nothing: and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. |
Then {both the man and the woman changed. It was like} their eyes opened, {and they saw things differently}. They saw that they had no clothes on—they were naked. So they got some fig leaves and sewed them together and wore the fig leaves for clothes.
So the Lord caused a terrible sickness to come to the people. He did this because they told Aaron to make the golden calf.
Some people act like they are rich, but they have nothing. Other people act like they are poor, but they are really rich.
If I have more than I need, then I will think I don’t need you. But if I am poor then I might steal. Then I will bring shame to the name of God.
In all the world, my servant {\cf2\super [383]} \par is the most blind!\par The messenger I send \{to the world\}\par is the most deaf.\par The one I made the Agreement with\par —the servant of the Lord—\par is the most blind.\par
People of this generation, pay attention\par to the Lord’s message!\par
Ephraim {\cf2\super [135]} said, ‘I am rich! I have found true riches! No person will learn about my crimes. No person will learn about my sins.’
\{Their leaders are like owners and businessmen.\} Owners kill their sheep and are not punished. Businessmen sell the sheep and say, ‘Praise the Lord, I am rich!’ The shepherds don’t feel sorry for their sheep.
“What great blessings there are for the people that \{know they\} have spiritual needs!\par The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.\par
Jesus heard the Pharisees {\cf2\super [105]} say this. So Jesus said to the Pharisees, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor. It is the sick people that need a doctor.
God filled the hungry people\par with good things,\par but he sent the \{selfishly\} rich people\par away with nothing.\par
“But it will be bad for you, you rich people,\par because you had your easy life.\par
That is true. But those branches were broken off because they did not believe. And you continue to be part of the tree only because you believe. Don’t be proud, but be afraid.
I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.
God has given me a special gift. That is why I have something to say to every person among you. Don’t think that you are better than you really are. You must see yourself like you really are. Decide what you are by the kind of faith God has given you.
This is terrible! Who will save me from this body that brings me death?
But if a person does not have these things, then he cannot see clearly. That person is blind. He has forgotten that he was cleansed (forgiven) from his past sins.
“Listen! I will come, \{and it will be a surprise,\} like when a thief comes! Happy is the person that stays awake and keeps his clothes with him. Then he will not have to go without clothes, and people will not see the things he is ashamed for them to see.”
I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor. But really you are rich! I know the bad things that some people say \{about you\}. Those people say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil).
But you are only warm—not hot, not cold. So I am ready to spit you out of my mouth.