Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His
King James Version
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
Holman Bible
Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election,
International Standard Version
So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail.
A Conservative Version
Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.
Amplified
Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by
An Understandable Version
So, brothers, be diligent to make sure of your calling and election [i.e., of your status as being selected by God], for when you do, you will never stumble [and fall away from God].
Anderson New Testament
Wherefore, brethren, give the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you will never fall.
Bible in Basic English
For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:
Common New Testament
Therefore, brethren, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall;
Daniel Mace New Testament
Wherefore be the more diligent, my brethren, to secure your vocation and election by your virtuous actions, for by so doing, you will never relapse:
Darby Translation
Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Wherefore, the rather, brethren, earnestly endeavor to make your calling and election sure; for doing these things, you shall never fall;
Godbey New Testament
Therefore, brethren, be the more diligent to make your calling and election sure: for doing these things you can never fall.
Goodspeed New Testament
Therefore, brothers, make all the greater efforts to make God's call and choice of you certain. For if you have these qualities, you will never stumble,
John Wesley New Testament
Wherefore the rather, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election firm; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore rather, brethren, be earnest to have your calling and selection made firm: for doing these, ye should not once stumble:
King James 2000
Therefore rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because [if you] do these [things], you will never ever stumble.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore, brothers, rather be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence for to make your calling and election sure. For if ye do such things, ye shall never err.
Moffatt New Testament
So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;
Montgomery New Testament
So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never stumble.
NET Bible
Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Noyes New Testament
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye will never fall.
Sawyer New Testament
Wherefore, brothers, use the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure; for doing these things you shall never fall.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, all the more, brethren, give diligence to be making, firm, your calling and election; for, these things, doing, in nowise shall ye stumble at any time,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make sure your calling and election: for by doing these things, ye shall never at any time stumble:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore, Brothers, do your best to put God's Call and Selection of you beyond all doubt; for, if you do this, you will never fall.
Webster
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
Weymouth New Testament
For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
Williams New Testament
Therefore, brothers, be all the more in earnest to make certain to yourselves God's call and choice of you. For if you cultivate these qualities, you will never slip,
World English Bible
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Worrell New Testament
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure; for, if ye do these things, ye shall in nowise ever stumble;
Worsley New Testament
Wherefore, my brethren, be the more diligent thus to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things ye shall never fall.
Youngs Literal Translation
wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
Themes
Assurance » Give diligence to attain to
Assurance » Saints privileged to have » Saints give diligence to attain
Business life » Business virtues » Diligence
Call » To special religious duty » All who are called of God
Charity » Those that are charitable
Diligence » Required by God in » Making our call, &c, sure
Diligence » Making our calling sure
Election » Should be evidenced by diligence
Kindness » Those that are kind
Kingdom of God » Who can enter into the kingdom of God
Knowledge » Those that have knowledge
Patience » Those that are patient
Salvation » Conditions of » Spiritual diligence
Sinners » Conditions of » Spiritual diligence
Stumbling/slipping » Who shall not stumble
Temperance » Those that are temperate
Topics
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 1:10
Images 2 Peter 1:10
Prayers for 2 Peter 1:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Growth In The Faith
9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: 11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Cross References
2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.
Micah 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
Matthew 7:24-25
Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
Romans 8:28-31
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
2 Timothy 2:19
Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
Hebrews 6:11
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
1 Peter 1:5
who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 John 3:19-21
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:
Psalm 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalm 37:24
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
Psalm 62:2
He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalm 62:6
He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.
Psalm 112:6
For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
Psalm 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Isaiah 56:2
Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
Luke 6:47-49
Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:
Acts 20:24-25
But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4
remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
Hebrews 6:19
which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
2 Peter 1:5
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;
Revelation 3:10-11
Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.