New Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Peter 1:6
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and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
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And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
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and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness;
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and in knowledge self-control, and in self-control perseverance, and in perseverance godliness,
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2 Peter 1
4 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
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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