2 Peter 1:5 KJV — MannaFest

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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ASV

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

WEB

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

YLT

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

DBT

But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge,

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2 Peter — Peter's farewell letter — a warning against false teachers, a defence of Christ's return, and the Lord's patience unwilling that any should perish.

Author: Peter (1:1) — the book identifies itself as his farewell (1:13–15)
Date: Mid-60s AD, shortly before Peter's martyrdom under Nero

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Philippians 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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So accordingly, "there will be ministered abundantly unto you an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Saviour" (2Pe 1:11). to--Greek, "in"; "in the possession of your faith, minister virtue. Their faith (answering to "knowledge of Him," 2Pe 1:3) is presupposed as the gift of God (2Pe 1:3;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Superadd the latter, without losing the former. The Greek word properly means lead up, as in dance, one of these after the other, in a beautiful order. Your faith, that "evidence of things not seen," termed before "the knowledge of God and of Christ," the root of all Christian graces.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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