2 Peter 1:7
and to the fear of God, sympathy with the brotherhood; and to sympathy with the brotherhood, love.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
In Context
6and to knowledge, perseverance; and to perseverance, patience; and to patience, the fear of God;
Cross References
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye be affectionate to each other. As I have loved you, do ye also love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:1If I could speak in every tongue of men, and in that of angels, and there should be no love in me, I should be like brass that resoundeth, or the cymbal that maketh a noise.
Colossians 3:14And with all these, join love, which is the girdle of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning love to the brethren, ye need not that I should write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Hebrews 13:1Let love for the brethren dwell among you.
1 Peter 2:17Honor all men; love your brethren; fear God; and honor kings.
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 →