2 Peter 1:5–8
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5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith iwith virtue,5 and virtue jwith knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control kwith steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7and godliness lwith brotherly affection, and brotherly affection mwith love. 8For if these qualities6 are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or nunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- iPhil. 4:8
- j1 Pet. 3:7
- kSee Heb. 10:36; James 1:3
- lSee Heb. 13:1
- m1 Cor. 13; 1 John 4:16
- nSee John 15:2; Titus 3:14
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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NLTNew Living Translation
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.
The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
and for this same reason, and by applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge, and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness, and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.
For if these things are yours and are increasing, this does not make you useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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