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2 Peter 1:8

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.

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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.

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.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ταῦταtautaThese thingsG3778 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ὑμῖνhuminin youG4771 →
ὑπάρχονταhuparchontabeingG5225 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πλεονάζονταpleonazontaaboundingG4121 →
οὐκoukneitherG3756 →
ἀργοὺςargousidleG692 →
οὐδὲoudenorG3761 →
ἀκάρπουςakarpousunfruitfulG175 →
καθίστησινkathistēsinmake [you]G2525 →
εἰςeisas toG1519 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
κυρίουkuriouLordG2962 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424 →
ΧριστοῦChristouChristG5547 →
ἐπίγνωσιν.¶epignōsinknowledge.G1922 →

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Colossians 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,Titus 3:14And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,Mark 4:20Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”1 Thessalonians 3:12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,Mark 4:19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.Matthew 25:18But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.Philemon 1:6I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.2 Peter 1:2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?

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About 2 Peter

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