2 Peter 1:6
And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control perseverance; and to perseverance godliness;
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
In Context
5For this very reason, give all diligence to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.
Cross References
Luke 21:19By your perseverance you shall win your souls.
Romans 2:7To those who by patience in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, then we wait for it with patience.
1 Corinthians 9:25And every man who competes is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown; but we an imperishable.
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 →