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2 Peter 1:6–7

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And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
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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.

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2 Peter 1:6

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temperance

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

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2 Peter 1:7

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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

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charity

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Love that seeks another's good.

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

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

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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