2 Peter 1:7
and in piety, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
In Context
6and in knowledge, moderation; and in moderation, patience; and in patience, piety;
Cross References
John 13:34I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:1If I were to speak in the language of men, or of Angels, yet not have charity, I would be like a clanging bell or a crashing cymbal.
Colossians 3:14And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you. For you yourselves have learned from God that you should love one another.
Hebrews 13:1May fraternal charity remain in you.
1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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 →