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2 Peter 1:9
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KJ21
But he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
ASV
For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
AMP
For whoever lacks these qualities is blind—shortsighted [closing his spiritual eyes to the truth], having become oblivious to the fact that he was cleansed from his old sins.
AMPC
For whoever lacks these qualities is blind, [spiritually] shortsighted, seeing only what is near to him, and has become oblivious [to the fact] that he was cleansed from his old sins.
BRG
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
CSB
The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
CSBA
The person who lacks these things is blind and short-sighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
CEB
Whoever lacks these things is shortsighted and blind, forgetting that they were cleansed from their past sins.
CJB
Indeed, whoever lacks them is blind, so shortsighted that he forgets that his past sins have been washed away.
CEV
But if you don't grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
DARBY
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.
DLNT
For the one in whom these qualities are not present is blind, being shortsighted, having forgotten the purification of his former sins.
DRA
For he that hath not these things with him, is blind, and groping, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
ERV
But those who don’t grow in these blessings are blind. They cannot see clearly what they have. They have forgotten that they were cleansed from their past sins.
EASY
But some people do not live in these good ways. They do not think that these things are important. They are like blind people. They cannot really see anything properly. They have forgotten that God has made them clean from all the sins that they did in past times.
EHV
Indeed, the person who lacks these qualities is shortsighted and, in fact, blind, because he has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
ESV
For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
ESVUK
For whoever lacks these qualities is so short-sighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
EXB
·But [or For] anyone who does not have these things ·cannot see clearly [is nearsighted]. He is blind [1 John 2:11; Rev. 3:17] ·and [or because he] has forgotten that he was made clean from his past sins.
GNV
For he that hath not these things, is blind, and cannot see far off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
GW
If these qualities aren’t present in your life, you’re shortsighted and have forgotten that you were cleansed from your past sins.
GNT
But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins.
HCSB
The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
ICB
But if anyone does not have these things, he cannot see clearly. He is blind. He has forgotten that he was made clean from his past sins.
ISV
For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins.
PHILLIPS
If you have these qualities existing and growing in you then it means that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ has not made your lives either complacent or unproductive. The man whose life fails to exhibit these qualities is short-sighted—he can no longer see the reason why he was cleansed from his former sins.
JUB
But he that lacks these things is blind and walks feeling the way with his hand, having forgotten that he was purged 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.
AKJV
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
LSB
For in whom these things are not present, that one is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the purification from his former sins.
LEB
For the one for whom these things are not present is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his former sins.
TLB
But anyone who fails to go after these additions to faith is blind indeed, or at least very shortsighted and has forgotten that God delivered him from the old life of sin so that now he can live a strong, good life for the Lord.
MSG
So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can’t see what’s right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.
MEV
But the one who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted because he has forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
MOUNCE
For the one who does not have these qualities is blind; he is nearsighted, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his past sins.
NOG
If these qualities aren’t present in your life, you’re shortsighted and have forgotten that you were cleansed from your past sins.
NABRE
Anyone who lacks them is blind and shortsighted, forgetful of the cleansing of his past sins.
NASB
For the one who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
NASB1995
For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
NCB
For anyone who lacks them is near-sighted or blind, since he has forgotten how his past sins were washed away.
NCV
But anyone who does not have these things cannot see clearly. He is blind and has forgotten that he was made clean from his past sins.
NET
But concerning the one who lacks such things—he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.
NIRV
But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.
NIV
But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
NIVUK
But whoever does not have them is short-sighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
NKJV
For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
NLV
But if you do not have these things, you are blind and cannot see far. You forget God saved you from your old life of sin.
NLT
But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.
NMB
But he who lacks these things is blind, and gropes for the way with his hands, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
NRSVA
For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.
NRSVACE
For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.
NRSVCE
For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.
NRSVUE
For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.
NTFE
Someone who doesn’t have these things, in fact, is so short-sighted as to be actually blind, and has forgotten what it means to be cleansed from earlier sins.
OJB
For the one with whom these middos chasidus (qualities of piety) are not present is an ivver (blind man), being shortsighted, having forgotten the tohorah (cleansing) of his past averos.
RGT
For the one who does not have these things is blind and short-sighted and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
RSV
For whoever lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
RSVCE
For whoever lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
TLV
But anyone who lacks these qualities is blind—nearsighted because he has forgotten his cleansing from past sins.
VOICE
but if you don’t have these qualities, then you will be nearsighted and blind, forgetting that your past sins have been washed away.
WEB
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
WE
But the man who does not do these things is like a blind man. He can see only a little way. He has forgotten that he was made clean from the wrong things he used to do.
WYC
But to whom these be not ready, he is blind, and gropeth with his hand, and forgetteth the purging of his old trespasses.
YLT
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
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