2 Peter 1:6
And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godlines:
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
In Context
7And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24And Henoch walked with God, and he was no more seene: for God tooke him away.
Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man considereth it in heart: and mercifull men are taken away, and no man vnderstandeth that the righteous is taken away from the euill to come.
Luke 21:19By your patience possesse your soules.
Romans 2:7That is, to them which through patience in well doing, seeke glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, euerlasting life:
Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, we doe with patience abide for it.
1 Corinthians 9:25And euery man that proueth masteries, abstaineth from all things: and they do it to obtaine a corruptible crowne: but we for an vncorruptible.
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 →