2 Peter 1:7
to godliness add brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection add love.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
In Context
6to knowledge add self-control; to self-control add endurance; to endurance add godliness;
Cross References
John 13:34I am giving you a new commandment, that you should love one another; as I have loved you, so also you should love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:1Suppose that I speak with the tongues of men and of angels. But if I do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Colossians 3:14Above all these things, have love, which is the bond of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Regarding brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
Hebrews 13:1Let brotherly love continue.
1 Peter 2:17Honor all people. Love the 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 →