2 Peter 1:6

And, in your knowledge, self-control, and, in your self-control, endurance, and, in your endurance, godliness,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

In Context

5And, for this very reason also—adding, on your part, all diligence, supply, in your faith, excellence, and, in your excellence, knowledge,

7And, in your godliness, brotherly affection, and, in your brotherly affection, love.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:24and Enoch walked with God,—and was not for God had taken him.

Isaiah 57:1The righteous one, hath perished, And not a man, hath taken it to heart—Yea the men of lovingkindness, have been withdrawn No one considering, That from the presence of calamity, hath the righteous been withdrawn.

Luke 21:19By your endurance, shall ye gain your lives for a possession.

Romans 2:7Unto them, on the one hand, who, by way of endurance in good work, are seeking, glory, honour and incorruption, life age-abiding,

Romans 8:25If, however, what we do not behold we hope for, with endurance, are we ardently awaiting [it];—

1 Corinthians 9:25But, every man who striveth in the games, in all things, useth self-control;—they, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown, they may receive; but, we, an incorruptible!

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 →

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