2 Peter 1:6
and in knowledge temperancy and in temrancy pacience in pacience godlynes
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
In Context
5And hervnto geve all diligence: in youre fayth minister vertve and in vertue knowledge
7in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kyndnes love.
Cross References
Luke 21:19With youre pacience possesse youre soules.
Romans 2:7that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalite to them which cotinue in good doynge and seke eternall lyfe.
Romans 8:25But and yf we hope for that we se not then do we with pacience abyde for it.
1 Corinthians 9:25Euery man that proveth masteryes abstaineth from all thinges. And they do it to obtayne a corruptible croune: but we to obtayne an vncorruptible croune:
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 →