Revelation 3:17 你说：我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺；却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。

3:17 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 你说：我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺；却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，一样都不缺，却不知道你是困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，一样都不缺，却不知道你是困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
当代译本 - 你说，我很富有，已经发了财，什么都不缺。你却不知道自己困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身露体。
圣经新译本 - 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，毫无缺乏。却不知你是困苦的、可怜的、贫穷的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
中文标准译本 - 因为你说‘我是富有的；我发了财，什么都不缺’，却不知道你是可悲的、可怜的、贫穷的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
现代标点和合本 - ‘你说“我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺”，却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本（拼音版） - 你说：我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺；却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
New International Version - You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
New International Reader's Version - You say, “I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.
English Standard Version - For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
New Living Translation - You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
Christian Standard Bible - For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
New American Standard Bible - Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
New King James Version - Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—
Amplified Bible - Because you say, “I am rich, and have prospered and grown wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked [without hope and in great need],
American Standard Version - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
King James Version - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
New English Translation - Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,
World English Bible - 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;
新標點和合本 - 你說：我是富足，已經發了財，一樣都不缺；卻不知道你是那困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，一樣都不缺，卻不知道你是困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，一樣都不缺，卻不知道你是困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
當代譯本 - 你說，我很富有，已經發了財，什麼都不缺。你卻不知道自己困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身露體。
聖經新譯本 - 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，毫無缺乏。卻不知你是困苦的、可憐的、貧窮的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
呂振中譯本 - 因為你說：我富足，我得了財富，我一無所缺；卻不知你正是那慘苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
中文標準譯本 - 因為你說『我是富有的；我發了財，什麼都不缺』，卻不知道你是可悲的、可憐的、貧窮的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
現代標點和合本 - 『你說「我是富足，已經發了財，一樣都不缺」，卻不知道你是那困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
文理和合譯本 - 蓋爾云、我富矣、已獲富有而無所需矣、不知爾乃困苦、堪悲、貧乏、瞽目、裸體、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾自稱富有、無所匱缺、不知爾實困苦貧乏、瞽目裸身、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾自言我富厚有財、無所匱缺、不知爾實可憫、困苦、貧乏、瞽目、裸身、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾自謂富有、綽有餘裕、而無所欠缺；殊不知爾實為百無聊賴、貧窮不堪、盲而裸者。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Dices: “Soy rico; me he enriquecido y no me hace falta nada”; pero no te das cuenta de cuán infeliz y miserable, pobre, ciego y desnudo eres tú.
현대인의 성경 - 너는 부자라서 부요하여 부족한 것이 없다고 말하지만 네 자신이 비참하고 불쌍하고 가난하고 눈멀고 벌거벗은 사실을 모르고 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрел, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаешь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
Восточный перевод - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрёл, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаёшь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрёл, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаёшь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрёл, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаёшь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Tu dis : Je suis riche ! J’ai amassé des trésors ! Je n’ai besoin de rien ! Et tu ne te rends pas compte que tu es misérable et pitoyable, que tu es pauvre, aveugle et nu !
リビングバイブル - あなたは、『私は金持ちだ。ほしいものは何でも手に入るし、もうこれ以上望むものはない』とうそぶいています。しかし、そんなあなたは、ほんとうにあわれで、みじめで、貧しくて、盲目で、おまけに裸同然であることに気づいていないのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὅτι λέγεις ὅτι πλούσιός εἰμι καὶ πεπλούτηκα καὶ οὐδὲν χρείαν ἔχω, καὶ οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ταλαίπωρος καὶ ἐλεεινὸς καὶ πτωχὸς καὶ τυφλὸς καὶ γυμνός,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὅτι λέγεις, ὅτι πλούσιός εἰμι, καὶ πεπλούτηκα, καὶ οὐδὲν χρείαν ἔχω, καὶ οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ταλαίπωρος, καὶ ἐλεεινὸς, καὶ πτωχὸς, καὶ τυφλὸς, καὶ γυμνός.
Nova Versão Internacional - Você diz: ‘Estou rico, adquiri riquezas e não preciso de nada’. Não reconhece, porém, que é miserável, digno de compaixão, pobre, cego, e que está nu.
Hoffnung für alle - Du bildest dir ein: ›Ich bin reich und habe alles, was ich brauche. Mir fehlt es an nichts!‹ Da machst du dir selbst etwas vor! Du merkst gar nicht, wie jämmerlich du in Wirklichkeit dran bist: arm, blind und nackt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Con nói: Tôi giàu, có nhiều tài sản, không cần gì nữa, nhưng con không biết con khốn khổ, đáng thương, nghèo nàn, mù lòa, và trần truồng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เจ้ากล่าวว่า ‘ข้าร่ำรวย ได้ทรัพย์สมบัติมากมาย และไม่ขัดสนสิ่งใดเลย’ แต่เจ้าไม่รู้ว่าตนเองเป็นคนน่าสังเวชน่าสงสาร ยากไร้ ตาบอด และเปลือยกายอยู่
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะเจ้าพูดว่า “เรามั่งมีและบริบูรณ์ด้วยทรัพย์สมบัติ และไม่ขัดสนในสิ่งใดเลย” และเจ้าไม่รู้ว่าเจ้ามีความทุกข์ทรมาน น่าสมเพช ขัดสน ตาบอด และมีร่างกายเปลือยเปล่า

交叉引用

Genesis 3:10 - He said, “I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid.”
Genesis 3:11 - God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?”
Romans 2:17 - If you’re brought up Jewish, don’t assume that you can lean back in the arms of your religion and take it easy, feeling smug because you’re an insider to God’s revelation, a connoisseur of the best things of God, informed on the latest doctrines! I have a special word of caution for you who are sure that you have it all together yourselves and, because you know God’s revealed Word inside and out, feel qualified to guide others through their blind alleys and dark nights and confused emotions to God. While you are guiding others, who is going to guide you? I’m quite serious. While preaching “Don’t steal!” are you going to rob people blind? Who would suspect you? The same with adultery. The same with idolatry. You can get by with almost anything if you front it with eloquent talk about God and his law. The line from Scripture, “It’s because of you Jews that the outsiders frown on God,” shows it’s an old problem that isn’t going to go away.
1 Corinthians 4:9 - It seems to me that God has put us who bear his Message on stage in a theater in which no one wants to buy a ticket. We’re something everyone stands around and stares at, like an accident in the street. We’re the Messiah’s misfits. You might be sure of yourselves, but we live in the midst of frailties and uncertainties. You might be well-thought-of by others, but we’re mostly kicked around. Much of the time we don’t have enough to eat, we wear patched and threadbare clothes, we get doors slammed in our faces, and we pick up odd jobs anywhere we can to eke out a living. When they call us names, we say, “God bless you.” When they spread rumors about us, we put in a good word for them. We’re treated like garbage, the leftovers that nobody wants. And it’s not getting any better.
Jeremiah 2:31 - “What a generation you turned out to be! Didn’t I tell you? Didn’t I warn you? Have I let you down, Israel? Am I nothing but a dead-end street? Why do my people say, ‘Good riddance! From now on we’re on our own’? Young women don’t forget their jewelry, do they? Brides don’t show up without their veils, do they? But my people forget me. Day after day after day they never give me a thought. * * *
Romans 11:25 - I want to lay all this out on the table as clearly as I can, friends. This is complicated. It would be easy to misinterpret what’s going on and arrogantly assume that you’re royalty and they’re just rabble, out on their ears for good. But that’s not it at all. This hardness on the part of insider Israel toward God is temporary. Its effect is to open things up to all the outsiders so that we end up with a full house. Before it’s all over, there will be a complete Israel. As it is written, A champion will stride down from the mountain of Zion; he’ll clean house in Jacob. And this is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins. From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God’s enemies. But looked at from the long-range perspective of God’s overall purpose, they remain God’s oldest friends. God’s gifts and God’s call are under full warranty—never canceled, never rescinded.
Luke 6:24 - But it’s trouble ahead if you think you have it made. What you have is all you’ll ever get.
Exodus 32:35 - God sent a plague on the people because of the calf they and Aaron had made. * * *
Revelation 16:15 - “Keep watch! I come unannounced, like a thief. You’re blessed if, awake and dressed, you’re ready for me. Too bad if you’re found running through the streets, naked and ashamed.”
Matthew 5:3 - “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.
Genesis 3:7 - Immediately the two of them did “see what’s really going on”—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
John 9:40 - Some Pharisees overheard him and said, “Does that mean you’re calling us blind?”
John 9:41 - Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would be blameless, but since you claim to see everything so well, you’re accountable for every fault and failure.”
Romans 12:3 - I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
Revelation 2:9 - “I can see your pain and poverty—constant pain, dire poverty—but I also see your wealth. And I hear the lie in the claims of those who pretend to be good Jews, who in fact belong to Satan’s crowd.
Romans 7:24 - I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn’t that the real question?
Proverbs 13:7 - A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.
Matthew 9:12 - Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 你说：我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺；却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，一样都不缺，却不知道你是困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，一样都不缺，却不知道你是困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
当代译本 - 你说，我很富有，已经发了财，什么都不缺。你却不知道自己困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身露体。
圣经新译本 - 你说：我是富足的，已经发了财，毫无缺乏。却不知你是困苦的、可怜的、贫穷的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
中文标准译本 - 因为你说‘我是富有的；我发了财，什么都不缺’，却不知道你是可悲的、可怜的、贫穷的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
现代标点和合本 - ‘你说“我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺”，却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本（拼音版） - 你说：我是富足，已经发了财，一样都不缺；却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。
New International Version - You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
New International Reader's Version - You say, “I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.
English Standard Version - For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
New Living Translation - You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
Christian Standard Bible - For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
New American Standard Bible - Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
New King James Version - Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—
Amplified Bible - Because you say, “I am rich, and have prospered and grown wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked [without hope and in great need],
American Standard Version - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
King James Version - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
New English Translation - Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,
World English Bible - 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;
新標點和合本 - 你說：我是富足，已經發了財，一樣都不缺；卻不知道你是那困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，一樣都不缺，卻不知道你是困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，一樣都不缺，卻不知道你是困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
當代譯本 - 你說，我很富有，已經發了財，什麼都不缺。你卻不知道自己困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身露體。
聖經新譯本 - 你說：我是富足的，已經發了財，毫無缺乏。卻不知你是困苦的、可憐的、貧窮的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
呂振中譯本 - 因為你說：我富足，我得了財富，我一無所缺；卻不知你正是那慘苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
中文標準譯本 - 因為你說『我是富有的；我發了財，什麼都不缺』，卻不知道你是可悲的、可憐的、貧窮的、瞎眼的、赤身的。
現代標點和合本 - 『你說「我是富足，已經發了財，一樣都不缺」，卻不知道你是那困苦、可憐、貧窮、瞎眼、赤身的。
文理和合譯本 - 蓋爾云、我富矣、已獲富有而無所需矣、不知爾乃困苦、堪悲、貧乏、瞽目、裸體、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾自稱富有、無所匱缺、不知爾實困苦貧乏、瞽目裸身、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾自言我富厚有財、無所匱缺、不知爾實可憫、困苦、貧乏、瞽目、裸身、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾自謂富有、綽有餘裕、而無所欠缺；殊不知爾實為百無聊賴、貧窮不堪、盲而裸者。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Dices: “Soy rico; me he enriquecido y no me hace falta nada”; pero no te das cuenta de cuán infeliz y miserable, pobre, ciego y desnudo eres tú.
현대인의 성경 - 너는 부자라서 부요하여 부족한 것이 없다고 말하지만 네 자신이 비참하고 불쌍하고 가난하고 눈멀고 벌거벗은 사실을 모르고 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрел, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаешь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
Восточный перевод - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрёл, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаёшь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрёл, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаёшь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ты говоришь: „Я богат, я много приобрёл, и мне уже ничего не надо“. Но ты не осознаёшь, что ты несчастен, жалок, нищ, слеп и гол.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Tu dis : Je suis riche ! J’ai amassé des trésors ! Je n’ai besoin de rien ! Et tu ne te rends pas compte que tu es misérable et pitoyable, que tu es pauvre, aveugle et nu !
リビングバイブル - あなたは、『私は金持ちだ。ほしいものは何でも手に入るし、もうこれ以上望むものはない』とうそぶいています。しかし、そんなあなたは、ほんとうにあわれで、みじめで、貧しくて、盲目で、おまけに裸同然であることに気づいていないのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὅτι λέγεις ὅτι πλούσιός εἰμι καὶ πεπλούτηκα καὶ οὐδὲν χρείαν ἔχω, καὶ οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ταλαίπωρος καὶ ἐλεεινὸς καὶ πτωχὸς καὶ τυφλὸς καὶ γυμνός,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὅτι λέγεις, ὅτι πλούσιός εἰμι, καὶ πεπλούτηκα, καὶ οὐδὲν χρείαν ἔχω, καὶ οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ταλαίπωρος, καὶ ἐλεεινὸς, καὶ πτωχὸς, καὶ τυφλὸς, καὶ γυμνός.
Nova Versão Internacional - Você diz: ‘Estou rico, adquiri riquezas e não preciso de nada’. Não reconhece, porém, que é miserável, digno de compaixão, pobre, cego, e que está nu.
Hoffnung für alle - Du bildest dir ein: ›Ich bin reich und habe alles, was ich brauche. Mir fehlt es an nichts!‹ Da machst du dir selbst etwas vor! Du merkst gar nicht, wie jämmerlich du in Wirklichkeit dran bist: arm, blind und nackt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Con nói: Tôi giàu, có nhiều tài sản, không cần gì nữa, nhưng con không biết con khốn khổ, đáng thương, nghèo nàn, mù lòa, và trần truồng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เจ้ากล่าวว่า ‘ข้าร่ำรวย ได้ทรัพย์สมบัติมากมาย และไม่ขัดสนสิ่งใดเลย’ แต่เจ้าไม่รู้ว่าตนเองเป็นคนน่าสังเวชน่าสงสาร ยากไร้ ตาบอด และเปลือยกายอยู่
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะเจ้าพูดว่า “เรามั่งมีและบริบูรณ์ด้วยทรัพย์สมบัติ และไม่ขัดสนในสิ่งใดเลย” และเจ้าไม่รู้ว่าเจ้ามีความทุกข์ทรมาน น่าสมเพช ขัดสน ตาบอด และมีร่างกายเปลือยเปล่า

Genesis 3:10 - He said, “I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid.”
Genesis 3:11 - God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?”
Romans 2:17 - If you’re brought up Jewish, don’t assume that you can lean back in the arms of your religion and take it easy, feeling smug because you’re an insider to God’s revelation, a connoisseur of the best things of God, informed on the latest doctrines! I have a special word of caution for you who are sure that you have it all together yourselves and, because you know God’s revealed Word inside and out, feel qualified to guide others through their blind alleys and dark nights and confused emotions to God. While you are guiding others, who is going to guide you? I’m quite serious. While preaching “Don’t steal!” are you going to rob people blind? Who would suspect you? The same with adultery. The same with idolatry. You can get by with almost anything if you front it with eloquent talk about God and his law. The line from Scripture, “It’s because of you Jews that the outsiders frown on God,” shows it’s an old problem that isn’t going to go away.
1 Corinthians 4:9 - It seems to me that God has put us who bear his Message on stage in a theater in which no one wants to buy a ticket. We’re something everyone stands around and stares at, like an accident in the street. We’re the Messiah’s misfits. You might be sure of yourselves, but we live in the midst of frailties and uncertainties. You might be well-thought-of by others, but we’re mostly kicked around. Much of the time we don’t have enough to eat, we wear patched and threadbare clothes, we get doors slammed in our faces, and we pick up odd jobs anywhere we can to eke out a living. When they call us names, we say, “God bless you.” When they spread rumors about us, we put in a good word for them. We’re treated like garbage, the leftovers that nobody wants. And it’s not getting any better.
Jeremiah 2:31 - “What a generation you turned out to be! Didn’t I tell you? Didn’t I warn you? Have I let you down, Israel? Am I nothing but a dead-end street? Why do my people say, ‘Good riddance! From now on we’re on our own’? Young women don’t forget their jewelry, do they? Brides don’t show up without their veils, do they? But my people forget me. Day after day after day they never give me a thought. * * *
Romans 11:25 - I want to lay all this out on the table as clearly as I can, friends. This is complicated. It would be easy to misinterpret what’s going on and arrogantly assume that you’re royalty and they’re just rabble, out on their ears for good. But that’s not it at all. This hardness on the part of insider Israel toward God is temporary. Its effect is to open things up to all the outsiders so that we end up with a full house. Before it’s all over, there will be a complete Israel. As it is written, A champion will stride down from the mountain of Zion; he’ll clean house in Jacob. And this is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins. From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God’s enemies. But looked at from the long-range perspective of God’s overall purpose, they remain God’s oldest friends. God’s gifts and God’s call are under full warranty—never canceled, never rescinded.
Luke 6:24 - But it’s trouble ahead if you think you have it made. What you have is all you’ll ever get.
Exodus 32:35 - God sent a plague on the people because of the calf they and Aaron had made. * * *
Revelation 16:15 - “Keep watch! I come unannounced, like a thief. You’re blessed if, awake and dressed, you’re ready for me. Too bad if you’re found running through the streets, naked and ashamed.”
Matthew 5:3 - “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.
Genesis 3:7 - Immediately the two of them did “see what’s really going on”—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
John 9:40 - Some Pharisees overheard him and said, “Does that mean you’re calling us blind?”
John 9:41 - Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would be blameless, but since you claim to see everything so well, you’re accountable for every fault and failure.”
Romans 12:3 - I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
Revelation 2:9 - “I can see your pain and poverty—constant pain, dire poverty—but I also see your wealth. And I hear the lie in the claims of those who pretend to be good Jews, who in fact belong to Satan’s crowd.
Romans 7:24 - I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn’t that the real question?
Proverbs 13:7 - A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.
Matthew 9:12 - Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”