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Revelation 3:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Revelation 3:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Revelation chapter 3 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Revelation 3:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Revelation 3:17
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:... This verse from Revelation's vision of letters to sardis, philadelphia, laodicea - dead religion, faithful witness, lukewarmness employs apocalyptic imagery rich with Old Testament allusions and symbolic meaning. The Greek text uses vivid apocalyptic language characteristic of Jewish prophetic literature, drawing heavily from Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Zechariah.The symbolism must be interpreted within its first-century ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Revelation 3:17
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“yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor”
“O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
“Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
“Behold”
“He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.”
“when you have eaten and are full”
“he said to them”
“and said to him”
“and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together”