Revelation 3:17

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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}:
Strong's King James
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

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