King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
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:
Complete Jewish Bible:
For you keep saying, ‘I am rich, I have gotten rich, I don’t need a thing!’ You don’t know that you are the one who is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked!
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.
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:
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Because{G3754} thou sayest{G3004},{G3754} I am{G1510} rich{G4145}, and{G2532} increased with goods{G4147}, and{G2532} have{G2192} need{G5532} of nothing{G3762}; and{G2532} knowest{G1492} not{G3756} that{G3754} thou{G4771} art{G1488} wretched{G5005}, and{G2532} miserable{G1652}, and{G2532} poor{G4434}, and{G2532} blind{G5185}, and{G2532} naked{G1131}:
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 13:7
- ¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.
Hosea 12:8
- And 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 2:9
- I 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.
Romans 7:24
- O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Luke 1:53
- He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Matthew 9:12
- But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Deuteronomy 8:12
- Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];
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Commentary for Revelation 3:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G3754
There are 1189 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ὅτι
Transliteration: hóti
Pronunciation: hot'-ee
Description: neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why. - Strong's Number: G3004
There are 1244 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: λέγω
Transliteration: légō
Pronunciation: leg'-o
Description: a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter. - Strong's Number: G1510
There are 137 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εἰμί
Transliteration: eimí
Pronunciation: i-mee'
Description: the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):--am, have been, X it is I, was. See also εἶ, εἴην, εἶναι, εἰσί, ἦν, ἔσομαι, ἐσμέν, ἐστέ, ἐστί, κέρδος, ἴσθι, ὦ. - Strong's Number: G4145
There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πλούσιος
Transliteration: ploúsios
Pronunciation: ploo'-see-os
Description: from πλοῦτος; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with:--rich. - Strong's Number: G2532
There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: καί
Transliteration: kaí
Pronunciation: kahee
Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet. - Strong's Number: G4147
There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πλουτέω
Transliteration: ploutéō
Pronunciation: ploo-teh'-o
Description: from πλουτίζω; to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively):--be increased with goods, (be made, wax) rich. - Strong's Number: G2192
There are 628 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἔχω
Transliteration: échō
Pronunciation: skheh'-o
Description: a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use. - Strong's Number: G5532
There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: χρεία
Transliteration: chreía
Pronunciation: khri'-ah
Description: from the base of χράομαι or χρή; employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution:--business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want. - Strong's Number: G3762
There are 224 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: οὐδείς
Transliteration: oudeís
Pronunciation: oo-den'
Description: from οὐδέ and εἷς; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:--any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought. - Strong's Number: G1492
There are 626 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εἴδω
Transliteration: eídō
Pronunciation: i'-do
Description: a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent ὀπτάνομαι and ὁράω; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know:--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare ὀπτάνομαι. - Strong's Number: G3756
There are 1328 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: οὐ
Transliteration: ou
Pronunciation: ookh
Description: a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος. - Strong's Number: G4771
There are 163 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: σύ
Transliteration: sý
Pronunciation: soo
Description: the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν. - Strong's Number: G1488
There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εἶ
Transliteration: eî
Pronunciation: i
Description: second person singular present of εἰμί; thou art:--art, be. - Strong's Number: G5005
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ταλαίπωρος
Transliteration: talaípōros
Pronunciation: tal-ah'-ee-po-ros
Description: from the base of τάλαντον and a derivative of the base of πεῖρα; enduring trial, i.e. miserable:--wretched. - Strong's Number: G1652
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐλεεινός
Transliteration: eleeinós
Pronunciation: el-eh-i-nos'
Description: from ἔλεος; pitiable:--miserable. - Strong's Number: G4434
There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πτωχός
Transliteration: ptōchós
Pronunciation: pto-khos'
Description: from (to crouch); akin to πτοέω and the alternate of πίπτω); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas πένης properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed):--beggar(-ly), poor. - Strong's Number: G5185
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τυφλός
Transliteration: typhlós
Pronunciation: toof-los'
Description: from, τυφόω; opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally):--blind. - Strong's Number: G1131
There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: γυμνός
Transliteration: gymnós
Pronunciation: goom-nos'
Description: of uncertain affinity; nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative):--naked.