KJV King James Version
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:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 3:17
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:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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;
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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,
Surrounding context — Revelation 3
14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 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:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatλέγειςG3004 · legōto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπλούσιόςG4145 · plousiosrichεἰμιG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandπεπλούτηκαG4147 · plouteōbe richκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐδὲνG3762 · oudeisnoneχρείανG5532 · chreianeedἔχω,G2192 · echōto have/beκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐκG3756 · ounoοἶδαςG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatσὺG4771 · suyouεἶG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoταλαίπωροςG5005 · talaipōroswretchedκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐλεεινὸςG1652 · eleeinospitifulκαὶG2532 · kaiandπτωχὸςG4434 · ptōchospoorκαὶG2532 · kaiandτυφλὸςG5185 · tuphlosblindκαὶG2532 · kaiandγυμνός,G1131 · gumnosnaked
Cross-references
Proverbs 13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.Romans 7:24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?Hosea 12:8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that [were] sin.Revelation 2:9I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan.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.Luke 1:53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.Deuteronomy 8:12-14Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];Matthew 9:12But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.John 9:40-41And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?Genesis 3:7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.Luke 18:11-12The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.2 Peter 1:9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.Matthew 5:3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.1 Corinthians 4:8-10Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.Zechariah 11:5Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed [be] the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.Luke 6:24But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.Exodus 32:35And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
CLASSIC COMMENTARY & PREACHING
Spurgeon on Revelation 3:17
Read Charles H. Spurgeon material whose primary Scripture is this verse or passage.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on Revelation 3:17
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →