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2 Peter 1:8 KJV
2 Peter · chapter 1 · verse 8 · King James Version
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.2 Peter 1:8 · King James Version
2 Peter 1:8 in context
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8For 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.
9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
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Key words (Strong's)
- unfruitfulakarposmetaph. without fruit, barren, not yielding what it ought to yieldG175 →
- knowledgeepignōsisprecise and correct knowledge, used in the NT of the knowledge of things ethical and…G1922 →
- aboundpleonazōto superabound, of things, to exist in abundance, to increase, be augmented, to make to…G4121 →
- barrenargosfree from labour, at leisure, lazy, shunning the labour which one ought to performG692 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
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