2 Peter 1:5-9
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, 7 and in your godliness, (G)brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor (H)unproductive in the true (I)knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the one who lacks these qualities is (J)blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his (K)purification from his former sins.
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- 2 Peter 1:5 Or virtue
2 Peter 1:5-9
New King James Version
Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5 But also for this very reason, (A)giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue (B)knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and (C)to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren (D)nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is (E)shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
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- 2 Peter 1:6 patience
- 2 Peter 1:8 useless
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