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I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.

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“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(A) apart from me you can do nothing.

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13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.(A)

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13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.(A)

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10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.(A)

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10 so that you may live a life worthy(A) of the Lord and please him(B) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(C)

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16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.(A)

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16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you(A) so that you might go and bear fruit(B)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.(C)

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The Fruit of the Spirit

22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,(A)

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22 But the fruit(A) of the Spirit is love,(B) joy, peace,(C) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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For we cannot do anything against the truth but only for the truth.

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For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

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18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3.18 Other ancient authorities lack Amen

18 But grow in the grace(A) and knowledge(B) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(C) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(D)

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The Authority of the Son

19 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own but only what he sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father[a] does, the Son does likewise.(A)

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  1. 5.19 Gk that one

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(A) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

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17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a](A)

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  1. 1.17 Other ancient authorities read variation due to a shadow of turning

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.

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In the same way, my brothers and sisters, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God.(A)

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So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(A) through the body of Christ,(B) that you might belong to another,(C) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

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May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

The Christian’s Call and Election

His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by[a] his own glory and excellence.(A) Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature.(B) For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge,(C) and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(D) For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.(E) 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. 11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

12 Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you.(F) 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body,[b] to refresh your memory,(G) 14 since I know that my death[c] will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(H) 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.(I) 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved,[d] with whom I am well pleased.”(J) 18 We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.3 Other ancient authorities read through
  2. 1.13 Gk tent
  3. 1.14 Gk the putting off of my tent
  4. 1.17 Other ancient authorities read my beloved Son

Grace and peace be yours in abundance(A) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(B)

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(C) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(D) who called us(E) by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(F) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(G) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(H)

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(I) and to knowledge, self-control;(J) and to self-control, perseverance;(K) and to perseverance, godliness;(L) and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(M) For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(N) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(O) But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(P) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(Q)

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(R) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(S) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(T) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(U)

Prophecy of Scripture

12 So I will always remind you of these things,(V) even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth(W) you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(X) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(Y) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(Z) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(AA) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(AB) you will always be able to remember these things.

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(AC) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(AD) 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b](AE) 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.(AF)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
  2. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35

11 having produced the harvest[a] of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

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  1. 1.11 Gk fruit

11 filled with the fruit of righteousness(A) that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

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