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2 Peter 1:9

But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

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ASV

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

KJV

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ᾯHōIn whomeverG3739 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
πάρεστινparestinare presentG3918 →
ταῦτα,tautathese things,G3778 →
τυφλόςtuphlosblindG5185 →
ἐστινestinhe isG1510 →
μυωπάζων,muōpazōnbeing short sighted,G3467 →
λήθηνlēthēnforgetfulnessG3024 →
λαβὼνlabōnhaving receivedG2983 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
καθαρισμοῦkatharismoupurificationG2512 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
πάλαιpalaiformerG3819 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
ἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnsins.G266 →

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Luke 11:35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.1 John 2:9If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.1 John 2:9–11If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.2 Peter 2:18–20With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.James 2:14–26What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.Romans 6:1–4What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?Romans 6:11So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.Zephaniah 1:17I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!2 Peter 1:4–7Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.1 Peter 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,Leviticus 13:55After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.

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