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2 Peter 1:5

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

  6. 2 Peter 1:10Rank 6 from verse 5
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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:

  7. Philippians 1:9Rank 7 from verse 5
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    9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

  8. 2 Peter 3:14Rank 8 from verse 5
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    14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

  9. Hebrews 11:6Rank 9 from verse 5
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    6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  10. Colossians 2:3Rank 10 from verse 5
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    3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  11. Ephesians 5:17Rank 11 from verse 5
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    17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

  12. Ephesians 1:17–18Rank 12 from verse 5
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  13. Psalms 119:4Rank 13 from verse 5
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    4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

  14. Isaiah 55:2Rank 14 from verse 5
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    2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  15. Philippians 2:12Rank 15 from verse 5
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    12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

  16. John 6:27Rank 16 from verse 5
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    27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  17. Luke 24:21Rank 17 from verse 5
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    21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

  18. 1 Corinthians 14:20Rank 18 from verse 5
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    20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  19. Colossians 1:9Rank 19 from verse 5
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    9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

  20. 1 Peter 3:7Rank 20 from verse 5
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    7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

  21. Hebrews 12:15Rank 21 from verse 5
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    15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

  22. Luke 16:26Rank 22 from verse 5
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    26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

  23. Zechariah 6:15Rank 23 from verse 5
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    15And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.

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2 Peter 1:5

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giving

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

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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.

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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

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1:4Whereby 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.

1:5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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1:6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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