2 Peter 1:7
and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
In Context
6and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety;
Cross References
John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:1THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become as sounding brass, and tinkling cymbal.
Colossians 3:14But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning brotherly love, I have no need to write unto you: for ye yourselves are divinely taught to love one another.
Hebrews 13:1LET brotherly love continue.
1 Peter 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour 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 →