Revelation 3:17
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17 Because you say, (A)‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—
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Proverbs 13:7
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7 (A)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
Hosea 12:8
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8 And Ephraim said,
(A)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
Revelation 2:9
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9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are (A)rich); and I know the blasphemy of (B)those who say they are Jews and are not, (C)but are a [a]synagogue of Satan.
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- Revelation 2:9 congregation
Romans 7:24
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24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me (A)from this body of death?
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Luke 1:53
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53 He has (A)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
Matthew 9:12
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12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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Revelation 16:15
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15 (A)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, (B)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
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John 9:40-41
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40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, (A)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”
41 Jesus said to them, (B)“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
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Deuteronomy 8:12-14
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12 (A)lest—when you have eaten and are [a]full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are [b]multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 (B)when your heart [c]is lifted up, and you (C)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
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- Deuteronomy 8:12 satisfied
- Deuteronomy 8:13 increased
- Deuteronomy 8:14 becomes proud
Romans 12:3
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Serve God with Spiritual Gifts
3 For I say, (A)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt (C)to each one a measure of faith.
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Luke 18:11-12
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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and prayed thus with himself, (B)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’
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Genesis 3:7
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7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, (A)and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves [a]coverings.
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- Genesis 3:7 girding coverings
2 Peter 1:9
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9 For he who lacks these things is (A)shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
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Matthew 5:3
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3 “Blessed(A) are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1 Corinthians 4:8-10
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8 You are already full! (A)You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us—and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you! 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a (B)spectacle [a]to the world, both to angels and to men. 10 We are (C)fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! (D)We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!
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- 1 Corinthians 4:9 Lit. theater
Luke 6:24
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Jesus Pronounces Woes
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Zechariah 11:5
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5 whose owners slaughter them and (A)feel no guilt; those who sell them (B)say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich’; and their shepherds do (C)not pity them.
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Exodus 32:35
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35 So the Lord plagued the people because of (A)what they did with the calf which Aaron made.
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Romans 11:25
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25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be (A)wise in your own [a]opinion, that (B)blindness in part has happened to Israel (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
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- Romans 11:25 estimation
Romans 11:20
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20 Well said. Because of (A)unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
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Romans 2:17-23
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The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles
17 [a]Indeed (A)you are called a Jew, and (B)rest[b] on the law, (C)and make your boast in God, 18 and (D)know His will, and (E)approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, 19 and (F)are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, (G)having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. 21 (H)You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, (I)do you rob temples? 23 You who (J)make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?
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- Romans 2:17 NU But if
- Romans 2:17 rely
Jeremiah 2:31
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31 “O generation, see the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a land of darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘We [a]are lords;
(A)We will come no more to You’?
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- Jeremiah 2:31 have dominion
Isaiah 42:19
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19 (A)Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
Proverbs 30:9
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9 (A)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
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