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2 Peter 1:5–9

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And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
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.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
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From verse 5

  1. Philippians 4:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

  2. Proverbs 4:23Rank 2 from verse 5
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    23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  3. 2 Peter 3:18Rank 3 from verse 5
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    18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

  4. 2 Peter 1:2–3Rank 4 from verse 5
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    2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

    3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

  5. Hebrews 6:11Rank 5 from verse 5
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    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

From verse 6

  1. Hebrews 10:36Rank 1 from verse 6
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    36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

  2. Romans 5:3–4Rank 2 from verse 6
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    3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

    4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

  3. Luke 21:19Rank 3 from verse 6
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    19In your patience possess ye your souls.

  4. 2 Peter 1:3Rank 4 from verse 6
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    3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

  5. Hebrews 12:1Rank 5 from verse 6
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    1WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

From verse 7

  1. Hebrews 13:1Rank 1 from verse 7
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    1LET brotherly love continue.

  2. Romans 12:10Rank 2 from verse 7
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    10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

  3. 1 Thessalonians 3:12Rank 3 from verse 7
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    12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

  4. Colossians 3:14Rank 4 from verse 7
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    14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

  5. John 13:34–35Rank 5 from verse 7
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    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

From verse 8

  1. Titus 3:14Rank 1 from verse 8
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    14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

  2. John 15:2Rank 2 from verse 8
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    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

  3. Colossians 3:16Rank 3 from verse 8
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    16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

  4. Hebrews 6:12Rank 4 from verse 8
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    12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

  5. Philippians 1:9Rank 5 from verse 8
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    9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

From verse 9

  1. 1 John 2:9–11Rank 1 from verse 9
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

    10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

    11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  2. 2 Peter 2:18–20Rank 2 from verse 9
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    18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

    19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

    20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

  3. Titus 2:14Rank 3 from verse 9
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    14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  4. 1 John 1:7Rank 4 from verse 9
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    7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  5. Ephesians 5:26Rank 5 from verse 9
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    26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

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2 Peter 1:5

COMBINED MEANING

giving

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of give, meaning to grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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diligence

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Earnest, careful, attentive, and persistent effort; prompt application of oneself to accomplish what is required.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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add

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To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:6

COMBINED MEANING

temperance

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Self-control, restraint, moderation, disciplined mastery of desires and conduct, and freedom from domination by appetite, passion, or excess.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:7

COMBINED MEANING

brotherly

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Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

charity

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Love that seeks another's good.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:8

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

abound

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To be plentiful, full, or in excess; to increase, overflow, or possess or supply in abundance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

barren

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1. Unable to bear offspring. 2. Unproductive or unable to yield fruit or increase; desolate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:9

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

blind

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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

afar

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Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

purged

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of purge, meaning to cleanse, clear, remove, separate, refine, or put away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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8For 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.

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9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

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10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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