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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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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.
for these things being to you and abounding, do make you neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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;
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament2 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