2 Peter 1:9
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.This verse in the real world
In what words
- λήθηlḗthēforgetfulness
- μυωπάζωmyōpázōfrom G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); to shut the eyes, i.e. blink (see indistinctly)
- καθαρισμόςkatharismósa washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation
- πάλαιpálai(adverbially) formerly, or (by relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) anc
- πάρειμιpáreimito be near, i.e. at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) pro
- τυφλόςtyphlósopaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
- ἁμαρτίαhamartíaa sin (properly abstract)
- ταῦταtaûtathese things
+6 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Pe 2:18–20, 1Jn 2:9–11, Tit 2:14, Eph 5:26, 1Jn 1:7, Rom 6:1–4, Jas 2:14–26, Rom 6:11