2 Peter 1:6
knowledge by self-control, self-control by endurance, endurance by piety,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
In Context
5Yes, and for this reason do your best to supplement your faith by goodness, goodness by knowledge,
7piety by mutual affection, and mutual affection by love.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24Enoch walked with God, and then he was gone; because God took him.
Luke 21:19By your endurance you will win yourselves life.
Romans 2:7To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give immortal life;
Romans 8:25But when we hope for what is not before our eyes, then we wait for it with patience.
1 Corinthians 9:25Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.
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 →