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2 Peter 1:5-6
New American Standard Bible
2 Peter 1:5-6
New American Standard Bible
5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith (A)supply (B)moral [a]excellence, and in your moral excellence, (C)knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, (D)self-control, and in your self-control, (E)perseverance, and in your perseverance, (F)godliness,
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- 2 Peter 1:5 Or virtue
2 Peter 1:5-6
New International Version
2 Peter 1:5-6
New International Version
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(A) 6 and to knowledge, self-control;(B) and to self-control, perseverance;(C) and to perseverance, godliness;(D)
2 Peter 1:5-6
English Standard Version
2 Peter 1:5-6
English Standard Version
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith (A)with virtue,[a] and virtue (B)with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control (C)with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
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- 2 Peter 1:5 Or excellence; twice in this verse
2 Peter 1:5-6
Contemporary English Version
2 Peter 1:5-6
Contemporary English Version
5 Do your best to improve your faith by adding goodness, understanding, 6 self-control, patience, devotion to God,
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2 Peter 1:5-6
King James Version
2 Peter 1:5-6
King James Version
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
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