2 Peter 1:9
For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins.
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Leviticus 13:55And the priest shall look, after the disease is washed, and, behold, if the disease has not changed its color, and the disease be not spread, it is unclean. Thou shall burn it in the fire. It is a fret, whether the bareness be insi
Luke 18:22And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
Romans 6:1What will we say then? We continue in sin so that grace may abound?
2 Corinthians 4:3But even if our good-news is concealed, it is concealed in those who are perishing,
Galatians 5:13For ye, brothers, were called to liberty, only not liberty for an opportunity to the flesh, but be servants to each other through love.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:6-12
Spiritual Diligence; Advancement in Holiness. ( a. d. 67.) 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; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see… Read the whole commentary →