2 Peter 1:7
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
King James Version
In Context
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
Cross References
John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Colossians 3:14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Hebrews 13:1Let brotherly love continue.
1 Peter 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:6-12
Spiritual Diligence; Advancement in Holiness. ( a. d. 67.) 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 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… Read the whole commentary →