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
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 and indeed for this very reason you having applied all diligence— in[a] your faith supply[b] virtue; and in your virtue, knowledge; 6 and in your knowledge, self-control; and in your self-control, endurance; and in your endurance, godliness; 7 and in your godliness, brotherly-love; and in your brotherly-love, love.
These Qualities Make You Useful And Fruitful
8 For these qualities being-present in you and increasing make[c] you neither useless[d] nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the one in whom these qualities are not present is blind, being shortsighted[e], having forgotten[f] the purification of his former sins.
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- 2 Peter 1:5 That is, in connection with; or, in the sphere of.
- 2 Peter 1:5 Or, provide, furnish.
- 2 Peter 1:8 Or, render.
- 2 Peter 1:8 Or, idle, unproductive.
- 2 Peter 1:9 Such ones do not see the distant reality.
- 2 Peter 1:9 Lit, received forgetfulness of.
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