2 Peter 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Peter 1:5

3 as His ^adivine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him ^bwho called us by glory and virtue,

4 ^aby which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be ^bpartakers of the divine nature, having escaped the¹ corruption that is in the world through lust.

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5 But also for this very reason, ^agiving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue ^bknowledge,

6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control¹ perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and ^ato brotherly kindness love.

8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither¹ barren ^anor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 For he who lacks these things is ^ashortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

Verse Comparison: 2 Peter 1:5

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American Standard Version
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in `your' virtue knowledge;

Amplified® Bible
For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence),

Contemporary English Version
Do your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding,

Darby English Version
But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge,

Good News Bible
For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge;

International Standard Version
For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

King James Version
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

New American Standard Bible
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in {your} moral excellence, knowledge,

New International Version
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

New King James Version
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

Young's Literal Translation
And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

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