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2 Peter 1:8
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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.  
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent ato make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;  
11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Peter’s Approaching Death

12 For this reason aI will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, bthough you know and are established in the present truth.  
13 Yes, I think it is right, aas long as I am in this tent, bto stir you up by reminding you,  
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2 Peter 1:8

For if these things are yours and abound (tauta gar umin uparxonta kai pleonazonta). Present active circumstantial (conditional) participles neuter plural of uparxw and pleonazw (see I Thessalonians 3:12) with dative case umin, "these things existing for you (or in you) and abounding."

They make you to be (kaqisthsin). "Render" (present active indicative of kaqisthmi, old verb, James 3:6), singular because tauta neuter plural.

Not idle nor unfruitful (ouk argouv oude akarpouv). Accusative predicative plural with umav understood, both adjectives with alpha privative, for argov see James 2:20 and for akarpov Matthew 13:22.

Knowledge (epignwsin). "Full (additional) knowledge" as in II Peter 1:2.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Peter 1:8:

James 2:20
2 Peter 1:2
2 Peter 1:3
2 Peter 1:10
2 Peter 3:11
Jude 1:12

 

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