Verse Comparison: 2 Peter 1:9
American Standard Version
For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
But if you don't grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
Darby English Version
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.
Good News Bible
But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins.
International Standard Version
For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins.
King James Version
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
New American Standard Bible
For he who lacks these {qualities} is blind {or} short-sighted, having forgotten {his} purification from his former sins.
New International Version
But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
New King James Version
For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For he who lacks these qualities has become blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
Young's Literal Translation
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;