2 Peter 1:7
and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness divine love.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
In Context
6and to knowledge holiness; and to holiness patience; and patience, godliness;
Cross References
John 13:34I give unto a new commandment, That you must love one another with divine love; as I have loved you with divine love, that you must also love one another with divine love:
1 Corinthians 13:1If I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not divine love, I have become a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Colossians 3:14and in all these things put on divine love, which is the bond of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another with divine love;
Hebrews 13:1Let brotherly love continue.
1 Peter 2:17Honor all people; love the brotherhood with divine love; 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 →