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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.  

Fruitful Growth in the Faith

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.  
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent ato make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;  
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2 Peter 1:5

II Peter 1:5 And beside this. "Yea, and for this very cause" (Revised Version). Because God has called you with precious promises. What God has done calls on us to do our part. Giving all diligence. "Adding on your part all diligence" (Revised Version). No exertion must be spared. There must be the fullest co-operation with God. Add to your faith virtue. "In your faith supply virtue" (Revised Version). The Common Version is wrong. Faith is the basis of the Christian life and all are expected to possess it, but out of it must grow other excellencies. And to virtue. "And in [your virtue]" (Revised Version). Moral courage, the natural fruit of a trusting faith in God. Knowledge. The moral heroism must be guided by knowledge or it will run into "a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge" (Romans 10:2).




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