2 Peter 1:5
And in harmony with this same thing also, add to your faith heroism; and to heroism, knowledge;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
In Context
6and to knowledge holiness; and to holiness patience; and patience, godliness;
Cross References
Luke 24:21But we were hoping that He is the one about to redeem Israel: but truly in addition to all these things, this is the third day from which these things took place.
1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in intellect: but be infants in evil, but be perfect in intellect.
Ephesians 5:17Therefore be not unwise, but understand whatsoever is the will of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:2-5
Second Peter The penman of this epistle appears plainly to be the same who wrote the foregoing; and, whatever difference some learned men apprehend they discern in the style of this epistle from that of the former, this cannot be a sufficient argument to assert that it was written by Simon who succeeded the apostle James in the church at Jerusalem, inasmuch as he who wrote this epistle calls himself Simon Peter, and an apostle ( v. 1 ), and says that he was one of the three apostles that were present at Christ's… Read the whole commentary →