and godliness (A)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection (B)with love. For if these qualities[a] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or (C)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he (D)is blind, having forgotten that he was (E)cleansed from his former sins.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:8 Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12

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