Revelation 3:17

Updated: June 3, 2025
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Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
World English Bible (WEB)
Because{G3754} thou sayest{G3004}{(G5719)},{G3754} I am{G1510}{(G5748)} rich{G4145}, and{G2532} increased with goods{G4147}{(G5758)}, and{G2532} have{G2192}{(G5719)} need{G5532} of nothing{G3762}; and{G2532} knowest{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} that{G3754} thou{G4771} art{G1488}{(G5748)} wretched{G5005}, and{G2532} miserable{G1652}, and{G2532} poor{G4434}, and{G2532} blind{G5185}, and{G2532} naked{G1131}:
KJV with Strongs
Because you say that, "I AM RICH!" And becoming rich and having no need, you don't know that you're distressed, miserable, poor, blind and naked."
The F.O.G
[17] You say, 'I am rich, prosperous, and need nothing.' But you don't realize that you are actually wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked in what truly matters.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
because thou sayest—I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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