2 PETER 1:7

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.”

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2 Peter 1:7 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
to ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc to
godliness εὐσεβείᾳ Piety; specially, the gospel scheme godliness
brotherly τὴν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) brotherly
kindness; φιλαδελφίαν Fraternal affection kindness
and δὲ But, and, etc and
to ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc to
brotherly τῇ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) brotherly
kindness φιλαδελφίᾳ Fraternal affection kindness
charity. ἀγάπην Love, i.e., affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast charity

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  • 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 afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.




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