9For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.


In Context

6 and in your knowledge temperance; and in your temperance patience; and in your patience godliness;

7 and in your godliness love of the brethren; and in your love of the brethren love.

8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:9But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9For he that hath not these things with him, is blind, and groping, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purified from his old sins.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.