II Peter 1:9
“But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Peter 1:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Surely the person who has not these virtues is shortsighted even to blindness, and has chosen to forget that they have been purified from their sins of the past!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn bei welchem diese Dinge nicht sind, der ist blind, kurzsichtig und hat die Reinigung seiner vorigen Sünden vergessen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas el que no tiene estas cosas, es ciego, y tiene la vista muy corta, habiendo olvidado la purificación de sus antiguos pecados.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque aquele em quem não há estas coisas é cego, nada vendo de longe, tendo se esquecido da purificação de seus antigos pecados.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas, em quem essas coisas não estão presentes, é cego, vendo apenas o que está perto. Ele esqueceu da purificação dos seus pecados de outrora.
📖 II Peter 1:9 in Context
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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