Verse 17

Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, og har blitt rik, og har nød for ingenting; og vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For du sier: Jeg er rik og har fått mye; jeg har ingen behov; og du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, har fått mye, og vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, har overflod og mangler ingenting, og du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Fordi du sier, Jeg er rik, og har fått rikdom, og har ingen mangel; og ikke vet at du er ulykkelig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken:

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, jeg har overflod og trenger ikke noe - og ikke vet at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, og har overflod, og mangler ingenting; og du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken:

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For du sier: 'Jeg er rik og har overflod av goder, og mangler ingenting', men du vet ikke at du er elendig, miserabel, fattig, blind og naken.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Fordi du sier: «Jeg er rik og har overflod—jeg mangler ingenting», og ikke vet at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken,

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Fordi du sier: «Jeg er rik og har overflod—jeg mangler ingenting», og ikke vet at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, jeg har nok og mangler ingenting, men du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For du sier: Jeg er rik, har overflod og mangler ingenting. Og du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  fordi du siger: Jeg er rig og haver Overflod og fattes Intet; og du veed ikke, at du er elendig og jammerlig og fattig og blind og nøgen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and incased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wtched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fordi du sier: ‘Jeg er rik, jeg har overflod, jeg mangler ingenting’, og ikke vet at du er elendig, sørgelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fordi du sier: 'Jeg er rik, har skaffet meg rikdom og har ikke bruk for noe,' og ikke vet at du er ulykkelig, elendig, fattig, blind og naken.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For du sier: 'Jeg er rik, jeg har overflod og har ikke behov for noe,' og du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Fordi du sier: Jeg er rik, jeg har blitt rik og trenger ingenting, og vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For du sier: Jeg er rik, har overflod og mangler ingenting, men du vet ikke at du er elendig, ynkelig, fattig, blind og naken.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  because thou sayst thou arte riche and incresyd wt goodes and haste nede of nothynge and knowest not howe thou arte wretched and miserable poore blinde and nakyd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  because thou saist thou art riche and incresyd with goodes and hast nede of nothinge, and knowest not how thou art wretched & miserable, poore, blynde, and nakyd.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thou saiest, I am rich and increased with goods, and haue neede of nothing, and knowest not howe thou art wretched and miserable, and poore, and blinde, and naked.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because thou sayest, I am riche and increased with goodes, and haue neede of nothyng: & knowest not howe that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poore, and blynde, and naked.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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;

• NET Bible® (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,

Referenced Verses

• Prov 13:7 : 7 One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.
• Hos 12:8 : 8 Canaan, in whose hands are deceitful scales, loves to defraud.
• Rom 12:3 : 3 For by the grace given to me, I say to everyone among you not to think of yourselves more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith that God has assigned to each of you.
• Rev 2:9 : 9 I know your works, your tribulation, and your poverty (though you are rich), and the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
• Zech 11:5 : 5 Their buyers slaughter them without remorse, and those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich.' Their own shepherds show no pity on them.
• Matt 9:12 : 12 But when Jesus heard this, he said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.'
• Exod 32:35 : 35 Then the LORD struck the people with a plague, because of what they had done with the calf Aaron had made.
• Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 18:11-12 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.' 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
• John 9:40-41 : 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this and asked, 'Are we also blind?' 41 Jesus replied, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now that you claim, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
• Rom 7:24 : 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
• Rom 11:20 : 20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
• Rom 11:25 : 25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not become conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
• Rom 2:17-23 : 17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and approve things that are excellent, being instructed from the law, 19 and are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the form of knowledge and truth— 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
• Luke 1:53 : 53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
• Luke 6:24 : 24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
• Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them, 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied, 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Gen 3:7 : 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
• Gen 3:10-11 : 10 He said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid myself.' 11 He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'
• Prov 30:9 : 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
• Isa 42:19 : 19 Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as my dedicated one, or as blind as the servant of the LORD?
• Jer 2:31 : 31 You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: ‘Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of deep darkness? Why do my people say, “We are free to roam; we will come to you no more”?’
• Rev 16:15 : 15 Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.
• 1 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have begun to reign without us—and how I wish that you really had begun to reign, so that we also might reign with you! 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole world—to angels as well as to men. 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!
• 2 Pet 1:9 : 9 But whoever lacks these qualities is blind and short-sighted, forgetful of the cleansing of their former sins.