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2 Peter 1:6-8
EasyEnglish Bible
2 Peter 1:6-8
EasyEnglish Bible
6 Then you should learn to control yourselves properly. That is not all. You should also learn to be patient and brave. And you should live in a way that pleases God. 7 You should not only please God, but you should be kind to other believers. You should not only love other believers, but you must also love all people.
8 You should continue to grow as believers in all these ways. Then it will show that you really know our Lord Jesus Christ. People will see that your life has good results.
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2 Peter 1:6-8
New International Version
2 Peter 1:6-8
New International Version
6 and to knowledge, self-control;(A) and to self-control, perseverance;(B) and to perseverance, godliness;(C) 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(D) 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(E) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(F)
2 Peter 1:6-8
King James Version
2 Peter 1:6-8
King James Version
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.
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2 Peter 1:6-8
New King James Version
2 Peter 1:6-8
New King James Version
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and (A)to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren (B)nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:6 patience
- 2 Peter 1:8 useless
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