Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.
Revelation 3:17 - Revised Standard Version For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, 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 the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.
And the Lord sent a plague upon the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.
Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one, or blind as the servant of the Lord?
And you, O generation, heed the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, ‘We are free, we will come no more to thee’?
Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself”; but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.
Those who buy them slay them and go unpunished; and those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, I have become rich’; and their own shepherds have no pity on them.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.
“But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.
Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brethren: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in,
For by the grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him.
For whoever lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
(“Lo, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who is awake, keeping his garments that he may not go naked and be seen exposed!”)
“ ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth.