Then Jesus looking upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest: Go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me, taking up thy cross.
2 Peter 1:9 - Wesley's New Testament 1755 But he that wanteth these is blind, not able to see afar off, having forgotten the purification from his old sins. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. 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. 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. |
Then Jesus looking upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest: Go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me, taking up thy cross.
Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
So reckon ye also yourselves to be dead to sin, and alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Brethren, ye have been called to liberty: only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.
That he might sanctify it (having cleansed it by the washing of water) through the word:
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?
The antitype whereof, baptism, now saveth us, (not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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.