2 Peter 1:6

in cunning, (or in knowing), [or in science], abstinence, in abstinence patience, in patience piety; (and with knowledge abstinence, with abstinence patience, with patience piety;)

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

5And bring ye in all busyness, and minister in your faith (with) virtue, and in virtue cunning, (or knowing), [or science], (or and with virtue knowledge);

7in piety, love of (the) brotherhood, and in (the) love of (the) brotherhood charity. (with piety, love of the brotherhood, and with the love of the brotherhood kindness.)

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Cross References

Genesis 5:24And Enoch went with God (or And Enoch walked with God), and appeared not afterward, for God took him away.

Isaiah 57:1A just man perisheth, and none is that thinketh in his heart; and men of mercy be gathered together, for none there is that understandeth; for why a just man is gathered from the face of malice. (The just, or the righteous, perish, and no one thinketh about it in their hearts, or in their minds; and people of mercy be taken away, and no one understandeth, that the just, or the righteous, have been taken away, before that malice, or the evil, come.)

Luke 21:19in your patience ye shall wield (or ye shall possess) your souls.

Romans 2:7soothly to them that be by patience of good work, glory, and honour, and uncorruption, to them that seek everlasting life; (truly to those who patiently do good works, and seek glory, and honour, and incorruption, he shall give eternal life;)

Romans 8:25And if we hope (for) that thing that we see not, we abide by patience.

1 Corinthians 9:25Each man that striveth in (a) fight, abstaineth him (self) from all things; and they, that they take a corruptible crown, (or and they, so that they receive or they win a corruptible crown), but we an uncorrupt (ed) (one).

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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