2 Peter 1:8

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

7 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.

9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
KJV
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.
WEB
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to not be idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ASV
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
DARBY
for these things existing and abounding in you make [you] to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;
BLB
For these things being in you⁺ and abounding make [you] neither idle nor unfruitful in regard to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ÅB
For når dette finnes hos dere og får vokse, viser de at dere ikke er uvirksomme eller ufruktbare i kjennskap til vår Herre Jesus Kristus;
OTB
For hvis disse egenskapene er deres og vokser, vil de holde dere fra å være ineffektive eller uproduktive i den sanne kunnskapen om vår Herre Jesus Kristus.
B1930
For når disse ting finnes hos eder og får vokse, da viser de at I ikke er uvirksomme eller ufruktbare i kunnskapen om vår Herre Jesus Kristus;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 15:2

    Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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  • Titus 3:14

    And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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  • Hebrews 6:12

    That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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  • Colossians 3:16

    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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  • Philippians 1:9

    And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:12

    And 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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  • 2 Peter 1:2

    Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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  • Philemon 1:6

    That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

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