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


In Context

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

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

11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:9 in Other Translations

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 English Revised 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 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.