the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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2 Peter 1:9
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But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
But if you don't grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
Indeed, whoever lacks them is blind, so shortsighted that he forgets that his past sins have been washed away.
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.
But those who don't grow in these blessings are blind. They cannot see clearly what they have. They have forgotten that they were cleansed from their past sins.
For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.
For he that hath not these things, is blinde, and can not see farre off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.
But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins.Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7;">[xr]
For he with whom these are not found is blind, and seeth not, and hath forgotten the purification of his former sins.
For he, in whom these things are not found, is blind and seeth not, and hath forgotten the purgation of his former sins.
But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins.
The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
But hee that lacketh these things, is blind, and cannot see farre off, and hath forgotten that hee was purged from his old sinnes.
For whoever lacks these qualities is blind—shortsighted [closing his spiritual eyes to the truth], having become oblivious to the fact that he was cleansed from his old sins.
For he that lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purified from his old sins.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
For the one for whom these things are not present is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his former sins.
For the one who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
But anyone who does not have these things cannot see clearly. He is blind and has forgotten that he was made clean from his past sins.
But concerning the one who lacks such things—he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.
But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
But he that wanteth these is blind, not able to see afar off, having forgotten the purification from his old sins.
For the man in whom they are lacking is blind and cannot see distant objects, in that he has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his old sins.
But to whom these ben not redi, he is blynd, and gropith with his hoond, and foryetith the purgyng of his elde trespassis.
But if you do not have these things, you are blind and cannot see far. You forget God saved you from your old life of sin.
For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.
For, he to whom these things are not present, is, blind, seeing only what is near, having come, to forget, his purification from his old sins.
For he that hath not these things with him is blind and groping, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
For whoever lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
But he yt lacketh these thynges is blynde and gropeth for ye waye with his honde and hath forgotten yt he was pourged from his olde synnes.
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
But he that lacketh these thinges, is blynde, & gropeth for the waye with the hade, and hath forgotten, that he was clensed from his olde synnes.
but he that is destitute of them is blind or short-sighted, having forgot he was purified from his past sins.
For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
But he that lacketh these thynges, is blynde, and can not see farre of, & hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.
For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.
But those who jump the fence and chase after other things will become blind as a cancer-eyed cow. They will no longer be able to see that their sins have been forgiven.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
lacketh: 2 Peter 1:5-7, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, Galatians 5:6, Galatians 5:13, James 2:14-26
blind: John 9:40, John 9:41, 2 Corinthians 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 2:9-11, Revelation 3:17
that he: 2 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 2:18-20, Romans 6:1-4, Romans 6:11, Ephesians 5:26, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 3:21, 1 John 1:7
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:55 - after Isaiah 8:20 - it is Zephaniah 1:17 - they shall Matthew 13:21 - root Luke 6:42 - see Luke 11:35 - General James 1:4 - wanting
Cross-References
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth;
and the earth being without form and empty, and darkness on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moving gently on the face of the waters,
And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.
And God said, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be dividing between the waters and the waters.
And God called the expanse, Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning the second day.
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
And God said, Let the earth sprout tender sprouts, the plant seeding seed, the fruit tree producing fruit according to its kind, whichever seed is in it on the earth. And it was so.
And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the seas, and over birds of the heavens, and over all beasts creeping on the earth.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant seeding seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree seeding seed; it shall be food for you.
He stretched out the north over the empty place; and He hung the earth on nothing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But he that lacketh these things,.... Or in, and with whom, they are not; that is, these virtues, as the Arabic version reads, as faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity; where the principles of those things are not, and they are not exercised and performed, such an one
is blind: let him boast ever so much of his light and knowledge, and value himself upon it, and expect to be saved by it, let him live as he will; for he has no true knowledge of God, as in Christ, as the God of all grace, as his covenant God and Father; nor does he know what it is to have communion with him in Christ; he only professes to know him in words, while in works he denies him; nor has he any right knowledge of Christ, only notional and general, not spiritual, experimental, particular, and practical; he does not see the Son, so as truly to believe in him; he has no true sight of his beauty, suitableness, and fulness, and of him for himself; nor any experience of the work of the Spirit of God upon his heart, whom he neither receives, sees, nor knows spiritually, any more than the world itself does; nor does he see the plague of his own heart, the corruptions of his nature, and the exceeding sinfulness of sin; nor has he any true spiritual light into the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, only a form of godliness, without the power of it: and therefore, whatever natural understanding of things he has, he is spiritually blind,
and cannot see afar off: at least, not the good land that is afar off, the kingdom of heaven; the invisible glories of the other world; things that are not seen, which are eternal, which one that has true faith has a glimpse and sight of; nor Christ, who is in heaven at the right hand of God, and the things of Christ, his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, carried within the vail; nor even what is within himself, the sins of his heart, the pollution of his nature, and the evil that dwells there; he sees not that he is poor, and wretched, and miserable, but fancies himself to be rich, and in need of nothing; he sees nothing but outward things, the things of time and sense, worldly and earthly things, which are near him, and all around him, which he minds, on which his heart is set, and he pursues with rigour. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "trying with the hand", as blind men do, feeling and groping to find the way; see Acts 17:27,
and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins; not by baptism, from the sins committed before it, for that does not purge from any sins, old or new, but that which it leads the faith of believers to, for pardon and cleansing, even the blood of Christ; but this also, and purification by it, is not meant here, though generally interpreters give this as the sense, and understanding it of the sin of ingratitude in such a person, who had received so great a benefit by Christ, and was unmindful of it; since it cannot be thought that one so described as above should ever have had his conscience purged by the blood of Christ from his old sins, or those before conversion, unless it be by profession; and then the sense is, that he has forgotten that he once professed to have been purged from all his sins by Christ; which, if he had, would have made him zealous of good works, and put him upon glorifying Christ both in body and spirit. The Ethiopic version renders it, "and he hath forgot to purge himself from old sins"; which he would have been concerned for, had he had a true and spiritual knowledge of Christ, and his Gospel, and an application of the exceeding great and precious promises of it, or had been made a partaker of the divine nature through them; see 2 Corinthians 7:1, but the words are better rendered agreeably to the original text, "and hath forgotten the purification of his old, or former sins"; or "sins of old"; as they are rendered by the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions; that is, he does not consider, nor think of it, that he was a sinner of old, a sinner in Adam, that he was conceived and shapen in sin, and went astray, and was called a transgressor from the womb; he does not think that he stands in any need of being purged from former sins; and is entirely unmindful of, and neglects, the purification of them by the blood of Christ.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But he that lacketh these things is blind - He has no clear views of the nature and the requirements of religion.
And cannot see afar off - The word used here, which does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament, (Î¼Ï ÏÏαÌζÏν muoÌpazoÌn,) means to shut the eyes; i. e., to contract the eyelids, to blink, to twinkle, as one who cannot see clearly, and hence to be ânear-sighted.â The meaning here is, that he is like one who has an indistinct vision; one who can see only the objects that are near him, but who has no correct apprehension of objects that are more remote. He sees but a little way into the true nature and design of the gospel. He does not take those large and clear views which would enable him to comprehend the whole system at a glance.
And hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins - He does not remember the obligation which grows out of the fact that a system has been devised to purify the heart, and that he has been so far brought under the power of that system as to have his sins forgiven. If he had any just view of that, he would see that he was under obligation to make as high attainments as possible, and to cultivate to the utmost extent the Christian graces.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 9. But he that lacketh these things — He, whether Jew or Gentile, who professes to have FAITH in God, and has not added to that FAITH fortitude, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and universal love; is blind-his understanding is darkened, and cannot see afar off, Î¼Ï ÏÏαζÏν, shutting his eyes against the light, winking, not able to look truth in the face, nor to behold that God whom he once knew was reconciled to him: and thus it appears he is wilfully blind, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins-has at last, through his nonimprovement of the grace which he received from God, his faith ceasing to work by love, lost the evidence of things not seen; for, having grieved the Holy Spirit by not showing forth the virtues of him who called him into his marvellous light, he has lost the testimony of his sonship; and then, darkness and hardness having taken place of light and filial confidence, he first calls all his former experience into doubt, and questions whether he has not put enthusiasm in the place of religion. By these means his darkness and hardness increase, his memory becomes indistinct and confused, till at length he forgets the work of God on his soul, next denies it, and at last asserts that the knowledge of salvation, by the remission of sins, is impossible, and that no man can be saved from sin in this life. Indeed, some go so far as to deny the Lord that bought them; to renounce Jesus Christ as having made atonement for them; and finish their career of apostasy by utterly denying his Godhead. Many cases of this kind have I known; and they are all the consequence of believers not continuing to be workers together with God, after they had experienced his pardoning love.
Reader, see that the light that is in thee become not darkness; for if it do, how great a darkness!
