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

For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

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

For whoever lacks these qualities is blind, [spiritually] shortsighted, seeing only what is near to him, and has become oblivious [to the fact] that he was cleansed from his old sins.

for he to whom these things are not present is blind, being short-sighted, having taken forgetfulness of the cleansing of his old sins.

The man whose life fails to exhibit these qualities is blind - his eyes so closed that he has forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.

For whoever lacks these qualities is blind - or short-sighted - and forgetful of the cleansing that he has received from his former sins.

1. Advice to New Believers - Neil Girrard
2. Leadership and Unity - Neil Girrard
3. Meditations - Neil Girrard
4. Our Duty - Neil Girrard
5. The Vital Place of the Church; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard