2 Peter 1:6

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Summary

2 Peter 1:6

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Temperance

Titus 2:2

Patience

Godliness

General references

Luke 1:75

Bible References

Temperance

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered: For the present withdraw; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.

Every combatant in the public games is temperate in all things: they, indeed, that they may obtain a corruptible, but we, that we may obtain an incorruptible crown.

meekness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, just, holy, temperate,

that the aged men be vigilant, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

Patience

But that on the good ground are those who, in a good and honest heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

By your patient endurance, preserve your lives.

to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:

And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; because we know that affliction produces patience,

But if we hope for that which we see not we wait for it with patience.

For the things which were formerly written, were written for our instruction, that we, through the patience and the comfort which the scriptures give, might have hope.

but in all things we commend ourselves as the ministers of God, in much suffering, in afflictions, in distresses, in straits,

strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, in order to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness,

remembering unceasingly your work, which is the result of faith, your labor, the cause of which is love, and your patience, which springs from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father:

so that we ourselves glory in you, among the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure;

And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

that you may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.

For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Wherefore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that lies before us,

knowing that the trial of your faith produces patience.

Be patient, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer looks for the precious fruit of the earth, and waits patiently for it, till he receives the early and the latter rain.

I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I know your works, and your labor, and your patience; and that you can not bear with those who are evil, and that you have tried those who say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them liars;

If any one leads into captivity, he shall go into captivity. If any kills with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faithfulness of the saints.

Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Godliness

As his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who has called us by his glorious power,

Seeing, then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in all holy behavior, and godliness,

for kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and gravity.

And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

But reject those profane and oldwomanish fables, and exercise yourself for godliness.

If any one teaches other things, and does not assent to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which is according to godliness,

having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from these also turn away.

PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledgement of the truth, which is according to godliness;

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in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.