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2 Peter 1:7
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2 Peter 1:7
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
7And to godlinesse, brotherly kindnesse; and to brotherly kindnesse, charitie.
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2 Peter 1:7
Reverence and devotion toward God expressed in conduct.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Goodwill, benevolence, mercy, or an act that promotes another's welfare.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Love, especially self-giving love toward others.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study1LET brotherly love continue.
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Open the full verse study10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
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Open the full verse study12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
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Open the full verse study14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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Open the full verse study34A 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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Open the full verse study1THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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Open the full verse study16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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Open the full verse study21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
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Open the full verse study22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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Open the full verse study17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
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Open the full verse study10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
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Open the full verse study14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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Open the full verse study9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
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Open the full verse study15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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Open the full verse study8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
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