Revelation 3:17
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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:You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
In other translations
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:You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Greek words
ὅτιhotiForG3754λέγειςlegeisyou sayG3004ὅτιhotithatG3754πλούσιόςplousiosRichG4145εἰμιeimiI amG1510καὶkaiandG2532πεπλούτηκαpeploutēkaI have grown richG4147καὶkaiandG2532οὐδὲνouden[of] no [thing]G3762χρείανchreianneedG5532ἔχω,echōI have,G2192καὶkaiAndG2532οὐκouknotG3756οἶδαςoidasdo you understandG6063ὅτιhotithatG3754σὺsuyou yourselfG4771εἶeiareG1510ὁho<the>G3588ταλαίπωροςtalaipōroswretchedG5005καὶkaiandG2532ἐλεεινὸςeleeinosmiserableG1652καὶkaiandG2532πτωχὸςptōchospoorG4434καὶkaiandG2532τυφλὸςtuphlosblindG5185καὶkaiandG2532γυμνός,gumnosnaked,G1131
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- Proverbs 13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
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- Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
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