You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no in
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and le
He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made
But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterer
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of y
Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really we
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their o
And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has c
Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind li
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense dar
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the na