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Revelation 3

Ap. 3:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
thou sayest
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
, Ix am
eimi (Greek #1510)
a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic)
KJV usage: am, have been, X it is I, was. See also 1488, 1498, 1511, 1527, 2258, 2071, 2070, 2075, 2076, 2771, 2468, 5600.
Pronounce: i-mee'
Origin: the first person singular present indicative
rich
plousios (Greek #4145)
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
KJV usage: rich.
Pronounce: ploo'-see-os
Origin: from 4149
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
increased with goods
plouteo (Greek #4147)
to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be increased with goods, (be made, wax) rich.
Pronounce: ploo-teh'-o
Origin: from 4148
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
have
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: 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.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
need
chreia (Greek #5532)
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
KJV usage: business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want.
Pronounce: khri'-ah
Origin: from the base of 5530 or 5534
of nothing
oudeis (Greek #3762)
not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing
KJV usage: any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
Pronounce: oo-dice'
Origin: οὐδεμία (oo-dem-ee'-ah), and neuter οὐδέν (oo-den') from 3761 and 1520
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
knowest
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
thou
su (Greek #4771)
thou
KJV usage: thou. See also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: the person pronoun of the second person singular
art
ei (Greek #1488)
thou art
KJV usage: art, be.
Pronounce: i
Origin: second person singular present of 1510
wretched
talaiporos (Greek #5005)
enduring trial, i.e. miserable
KJV usage: wretched.
Pronounce: tal-ah'-ee-po-ros
Origin: from the base of 5007 and a derivative of the base of 3984
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
miserable
eleeinos (Greek #1652)
pitiable
KJV usage: miserable.
Pronounce: el-eh-i-nos'
Origin: from 1656
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
poor
ptochos (Greek #4434)
akin to 4422 and the alternate of 4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas 3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed)
KJV usage: beggar(-ly), poor.
Pronounce: pto-khos'
Origin: from πτώσσω (to crouch)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
blind
tuphlos (Greek #5185)
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
KJV usage: blind.
Pronounce: toof-los'
Origin: from, 5187
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
naked
gumnos (Greek #1131)
nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: naked.
Pronounce: goom-nos'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Os. 12:8• 8Y dijo Ephraim: Ciertamente yo he enriquecido, hallado he riquezas para mí: nadie hallará en mí iniquidad, ni pecado en todos mis trabajos. (Os. 12:8)

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Ministry on This Verse

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I am.
Ap. 2:9• 9Yo sé tus obras, y tu tribulacion, y tu pobreza (pero tú eres rico), y la blasfemia de los que se dicen ser Judíos, y no lo son, mas son sinagoga de Satanás. (Ap. 2:9)
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Pr. 13:7• 7Hay quienes se hacen ricos, y no tienen nada: Y hay quienes se hacen pobres, y tienen muchas riquezas. (Pr. 13:7)
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Os. 12:8• 8Y dijo Ephraim: Ciertamente yo he enriquecido, hallado he riquezas para mí: nadie hallará en mí iniquidad, ni pecado en todos mis trabajos. (Os. 12:8)
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Zac. 11:5• 5A las cuales mataban sus compradores, y no se tenían por culpables; y el que las vendía, decía: Bendito sea Jehová, que he enriquecido; ni sus pastores tenían piedad de ellas. (Zac. 11:5)
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Lc. 1:53• 53A los hambrientos hinchió de bienes; Y á los ricos envió vacíos. (Lc. 1:53)
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Lc. 6:24• 24Mas ay de vosotros, ricos! porque tenéis vuestro consuelo. (Lc. 6:24)
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Lc. 18:11‑12• 11El Fariseo, en pie, oraba consigo de esta manera: Dios, te doy gracias, que no soy como los otros hombres, ladrones, injustos, adúlteros, ni aun como este publicano;
 12Ayuno dos veces á la semana, doy diezmos de todo lo que poseo. (Lc. 18:11‑12)
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Ro. 11:20,25• 20Bien: por su incredulidad fueron quebradas, mas tú por la fe estás en pie. No te ensoberbezcas, antes teme.
 25Porque no quiero, hermanos, que ignoréis este misterio, para que no seáis acerca de vosotros mismos arrogantes: que el endurecimiento en parte ha acontecido en Israel, hasta que haya entrado la plenitud de los Gentiles; (Ro. 11:20,25)
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Ro. 12:3• 3Digo pues por la gracia que me es dada, á cada cual que está entre vosotros, que no tenga más alto concepto de sí que el que debe tener, sino que piense de sí con templanza, conforme á la medida de la fe que Dios repartió á cada uno. (Ro. 12:3)
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1 Co. 4:8‑10• 8Ya estáis hartos, ya estáis ricos, sin nosotros reináis; y ojalá reinéis, para que nosotros reinemos también juntamente con vosotros.
 9Porque á lo que pienso, Dios nos ha mostrado á nosotros los apóstoles por los postreros, como á sentenciados á muerte: porque somos hechos espectáculo al mundo, y á los ángeles, y á los hombres.
 10Nosotros necios por amor de Cristo, y vosotros prudentes en Cristo; nosotros flacos, y vosotros fuertes; vosotros nobles, y nosotros viles. (1 Co. 4:8‑10)
have need.
Dt. 8:12‑14• 12Que quizá no comas y te hartes, y edifiques buenas casas en que mores,
 13Y tus vacas y tus ovejas se aumenten, y la plata y el oro se te multiplique, y todo lo que tuvieres se te aumente,
 14Y se eleve luego tu corazón, y te olvides de Jehová tu Dios, que te sacó de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos; (Dt. 8:12‑14)
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Pr. 30:9• 9No sea que me harte, y te niegue, y diga, ¿Quién es Jehová? O no sea que siendo pobre, hurte, Y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios. (Pr. 30:9)
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Jer. 2:31• 31Oh generación! ved vosotros la palabra de Jehová. ¿He sido yo á Israel soledad, ó tierra de tinieblas? ¿Por qué ha dicho mi pueblo: Señores somos; nunca más vendremos á tí? (Jer. 2:31)
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Mt. 9:12• 12Y oyéndolo Jesús, le dijo: Los que están sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, sino los enfermos. (Mt. 9:12)
knowest.
Ro. 2:17‑23• 17He aquí, tú tienes el sobrenombre de Judío, y estás reposado en la ley, y te glorías en Dios,
 18Y sabes su voluntad, y apruebas lo mejor, instruído por la ley;
 19Y confías que eres guía de los ciegos, luz de los que están en tinieblas,
 20Enseñador de los que no saben, maestro de niños, que tienes la forma de la ciencia y de la verdad en la ley:
 21Tú pues, que enseñas á otro, ¿no te enseñas á ti mismo? ¿Tú, que predicas que no se ha de hurtar, hurtas?
 22¿Tú, que dices que no se ha de adulterar, adulteras? ¿Tú, que abominas los ídolos, cometes sacrilegio?
 23¿Tú, que te jactas de la ley, con infracción de la ley deshonras á Dios? (Ro. 2:17‑23)
wretched.
Mt. 5:3• 3Bienaventurados los pobres en espíritu: porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos. (Mt. 5:3)
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Ro. 7:24• 24Miserable hombre de mí! ¿quién me librará del cuerpo de esta muerte? (Ro. 7:24)
blind.
Is. 42:19• 19¿Quién ciego, sino mi siervo? ¿quién sordo, como mi mensajero que envié? ¿ quién ciego como el perfecto, y ciego como el siervo de Jehová, (Is. 42:19)
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Jn. 9:40‑41• 40Y ciertos de los Fariseos que estaban con él oyeron esto, y dijéronle: ¿Somos nosotros también ciegos?
 41Díjoles Jesús: Si fuerais ciegos, no tuvierais pecado: mas ahora porque decís, Vemos, por tanto vuestro pecado permanece. (Jn. 9:40‑41)
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2 P. 1:9• 9Mas el que no tiene estas cosas, es ciego, y tiene la vista muy corta, habiendo olvidado la purificación de sus antiguos pecados. (2 P. 1:9)
naked.
Ap. 16:15• 15He aquí, yo vengo como ladrón. Bienaventurado el que vela, y guarda sus vestiduras, para que no ande desnudo, y vean su vergüenza. (Ap. 16:15)
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Gn. 3:7,10‑11• 7Y fueron abiertos los ojos de entrambos, y conocieron que estaban desnudos: entonces cosieron hojas de higuera, y se hicieron delantales.
 10Y él respondió: Oí tu voz en el huerto, y tuve miedo, porque estaba desnudo; y escondíme.
 11Y díjole: ¿Quién te enseñó que estabas desnudo? ¿Has comido del árbol de que yo te mandé no comieses? (Gn. 3:7,10‑11)
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Éx. 32:35• 35Y Jehová hirió al pueblo, porque habían hecho el becerro que formó Aarón. (Éx. 32:35)
• Here is a plain proof that they had heard a great deal about the truth. They thought themselves rich. (“Lectures on Revelation: 3:14-22: Laodicea” by W. Kelly)
• Absence of discernment follows. "And knowest not that thou art the wretched, and the miserable, and poor, and blind" (ver. 17). This was because they had rejected the testimony of God. His testimony always produces the sense of being nothing but it never weakens confidence in Him. (“Lectures on Revelation: 3:14-22: Laodicea” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that *thou* art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;

W. Kelly Translation

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Because thou sayest, I am rich and am become rich and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiablea and poor and blind and naked;

WK Translation Notes

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There is good authority for repeating the article before "pitiable," which certainly gives marked emphasis; but the chief MSS. omit it making the construction regular, as in the RV. There is no doubt the KJV erroneously omits the article before "wretched.