Revelation 3:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Because thou sayest, I am riche and increased with goodes, and haue neede of nothyng: & knowest not howe that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poore, and blynde, and naked.

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  • Prov 13:7 : 7 Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.
  • Hos 12:8 : 8 And Ephraim hath sayde, Tushe I am riche, I haue good enough: in all my workes shall not one iniquitie be founde wherin I haue offended.
  • Rom 12:3 : 3 For I say, through the grace geuen vnto me, to euery man among you, that no man esteeme of hym selfe more then he ought to esteeme: but so esteeme hym selfe that he behaue hymselfe discretelye, accordyng as God hath dealt to euerye man the measure of fayth.
  • Rev 2:9 : 9 I knowe thy workes, and tribulation, and pouertie: but thou art riche. And I know the blasphemie of them which cal them selues Iewes, and are not, but (are) the synagogue of Satan.
  • Zech 11:5 : 5 Which haue ben slaine of those that possessed them, yet they toke it for no sinne, but they that solde them said, The Lorde be thanked, for I am riche: yea their owne shepheardes spare the not.
  • Matt 9:12 : 12 But when Iesus hearde that, he sayde vnto them: They that be whole, nede not the phisition, but they that are sicke.
  • Exod 32:35 : 35 And the Lorde plagued the people, because they made the calfe whiche Aaron made.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Luke 18:11-12 : 11 The pharisee stoode and prayed thus with hym selfe: God, I thanke thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or as this publicane. 12 I fast twise in the weeke, I geue tithe of all that I possesse.
  • John 9:40-41 : 40 And some of the pharisees which were with hym, hearde these wordes, & sayde vnto hym: Are we blynde also? 41 Iesus sayde vnto them, Yf ye were blynde, ye shoulde haue no sinne: But nowe ye say, we see, therfore your sinne remayneth.
  • Rom 7:24 : 24 O wretched man that I am: Who shall deliuer me from the body of this death?
  • Rom 11:20 : 20 Well: because of vnbeliefe, they were broken of, and thou stodest stedfast in fayth. Be not hye mynded, but feare.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
  • Rom 2:17-23 : 17 Behold, thou art called a Iewe, and restest in the lawe, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his wyll, and alowest the thinges that be excellent, infourmed by the lawe: 19 And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde, a lyght of them which are in darknesse, 20 An infourmer of them whiche lacke discretion, a teacher of the vnlearned: which hast the fourme of knowledge, & of the trueth in the lawe. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest not thy selfe? Thou preachest a man shoulde not steale, yet thou stealest. 22 Thou that sayest a man shoulde not commit adulterie, breakest wedlocke. Thou abhorrest idoles, and yet robbest God of his honour. 23 Thou that makest thy boast of ye lawe, through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God.
  • Luke 1:53 : 53 He hath fylled the hungry with good thynges, & sent away the riche emptie.
  • Luke 6:24 : 24 But wo vnto you that are riche: for ye haue your consolation.
  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein: 13 And when thy beastes and thy sheepe are waxen many, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is encreased: 14 Then beware lest thyne heart ryse, and thou forget the Lorde thy God, whiche brought thee out of the lande of Egypt, and from the house of bondage:
  • Gen 3:7 : 7 Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sowed fygge leaues together, & made them selues apernes.
  • Gen 3:10-11 : 10 Which sayde: I hearde thy voyce in the garden, and was afrayde because I was naked, and hyd my selfe. 11 And he sayde: Who tolde thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou not eaten of the same tree, concernyng the which I commaunded thee that thou shouldest not eate of it?
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest peraduenture I beyng full, shoulde denie thee, and say, who is the Lorde? or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.
  • Isa 42:19 : 19 Who is blinde but my seruaunt? or so deafe as my messenger whom I sent vnto them? for who is so blinde as the perfect man, and so blinde as the Lords seruaunt?
  • Jer 2:31 : 31 Oh generation, hearken vnto the worde of the Lorde: Am I become a wildernesse vnto the people of Israel? or a lande that hath no lyght? wherfore saith my people then, We are lordes, we wyll come no more vnto thee?
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 Beholde, I come as a theefe. Happie is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes, lest he walke naked, and men see his fylthynesse.
  • 1 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 Nowe ye are full, nowe ye are made ryche, ye raigne as kynges without vs, and I woulde to God ye dyd raigne, that we also myght raigne with you. 9 For me thynketh, that God hath set foorth vs, whiche are the last apostles, as it were men appoynted to death. For we are made a gasyng stocke vnto the worlde, and to the angels, and to men. 10 We are fooles for Christes sake, but ye are wyse in Christe. We are weake, but ye are stronge. Ye are honorable, but we are despised.
  • 2 Pet 1:9 : 9 But he that lacketh these thynges, is blynde, and can not see farre of, & hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.

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    19 As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: Be feruent therfore, & repent.

    20 Beholde, I stande at the doore and knocke: If any man heare my voyce, and open the doore, I wyll come in to hym, and wyll suppe with hym, and he with me.

  • Rev 3:15-16
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    15 I knowe thy workes, that thou arte neither colde nor hotte: I woulde thou were colde or hotte.

    16 So the, because thou art luke warme, and neither colde nor hotte, I wyll spewe thee out of my mouth:

  • 9 I knowe thy workes, and tribulation, and pouertie: but thou art riche. And I know the blasphemie of them which cal them selues Iewes, and are not, but (are) the synagogue of Satan.

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    2 Your riches is corrupt, your garmentes are motheaten:

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    1 And write vnto the Angel of the Churche that is at Sardis, this sayth he that hath the seuen spirites of God, and the seuen starres. I knowe thy workes: thou hast a name that thou lyuest, and thou art dead.

    2 Be awake, and strength the thynges which remayne, that are redie to dye: For I haue not founde thy workes perfect before God.

    3 Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and heard, and holde fast, and repent. If thou shalt not watche, I wyll come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon thee.

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    24 But wo vnto you that are riche: for ye haue your consolation.

    25 Wo vnto you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Wo vnto you that nowe laugh: for ye shall wayle and weepe.

  • 7 Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

  • 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickednesse, and hast said, No man seeth me: thine owne wisdome and cunning hath deceaued thee, in that thou hast sayd in thyne heart, I am alone, and without me there is none.

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    8 I knowe thy workes: Beholde, I haue set before thee an open doore, and no man can shut it, for thou hast a litle strength, & hast kept my sayinges: and hast not denyed my name.

    9 Beholde, I make them of the synagogue of Satan, which call them selues Iewes and are not, but do lye: Behold, I wyll make them that they shal come and worshyp before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee.

    10 Because thou hast kept the wordes of my patience, therfore I wyll kepe thee from the houre of temptation, which wyll come vpon all the worlde, to trie them that dwel vpon the earth.

  • 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poore, that ye through his pouertie might be made rich.

  • 8 Heare nowe therefore thou delicate one that sittest so carelesse, and speakest thus in thyne heart, I am alone, and without me is there none, I shal neuer be widowe nor desolate agayne.

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    14 And the apples that thy soule lusted after are departed from thee, and all thynges which were daintie and had in price are departed from thee, and thou shalt fynde them no more.

    15 The marchauntes of these thynges whiche were waxed ryche, shall stande a farre of fro her for feare of the punishment of her, wepyng and waylyng,

    16 And saying: Alas, alas, that great citie, that was clothed in raynes, and purple, and skarlet, and decked with golde and precious stones, and pearles:

    17 For at one houre so great ryches is come to naught. And euery shippe gouernour, & all they that occupie shippes, and shippemen which worke in the sea, stoode a farre of,

  • 19 And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde, a lyght of them which are in darknesse,

  • 7 And as much as she glorified her selfe & lyued wantonly, so much powre ye in for her of punishement & sorowe: for she said in her heart, I sit being a queene, and am no wydowe, and shall see no sorowe.

  • 9 But he that lacketh these thynges, is blynde, and can not see farre of, & hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.

  • 13 Let hym that hath an eare, heare what the spirite sayth vnto ye Churches.

  • 17 Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy:

  • 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • 11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • 5 With thy great wysedome and occupying hast thou encreased thy power, and because of thy great riches thy heart is proude.

  • 6 Let him that hath an eare, heare what the spirite sayth vnto the Churches.

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    3 And hast suffred, and hast patience, and for my names sake hast laboured, and hast not faynted.

    4 Neuertheles, I haue somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first loue.

    5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first workes: Or els I wyll come vnto thee shortly, & wyll remoue thy candlesticke out of his place, except thou repet.

  • 21 So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.

  • 3 And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole:

  • 22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • 15 Beholde, I come as a theefe. Happie is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes, lest he walke naked, and men see his fylthynesse.

  • 16 And one of you say vnto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and fylled: notwithstandyng, ye geue them not those thinges which are nedefull to, the body, what shall it profite?

  • 33 Sell that ye haue, and geue almes: and prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thiefe cometh, neither moth corrupteth.

  • 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?

  • 9 Ye are cursed with a curse, & me haue ye spoyled, euen this whole nation.

  • 3 For all nations haue dronken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, & the kinges of the earth haue committed fornication with her, & the marchauntes of the earth are waxed riche of the aboundaunce of her pleasures.

  • 22 When Iesus hearde that, he sayde vnto hym: Yet lackest thou one thyng. Sell all that thou hast, and distribute vnto the poore, & thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, folowe me.

  • 18 And vnto the Angell of the Churche of Thyatira, write: This saith ye sonne of God, who hath eyes lyke vnto a flambe of fyre, and his feete are like fine brasse.

  • 9 Lest peraduenture I beyng full, shoulde denie thee, and say, who is the Lorde? or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.

  • 6 For thou hast taken the pledge from thy brother for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing.