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

But as he talked of uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "You may go for the present. I will find time later to send for you."

Any man who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training, to win a wreath that will soon wither, but the one we compete for will never wither.

gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things!

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible??en of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness.

Patience

But the seed in the good soil means those who listen to the message and keep it in good, true hearts, and yield unfailingly.

It is by your endurance that you will win your souls.

Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,

More than that, we ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance,

But when we hope for something that we do not see, we wait persistently for it.

For everything that was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by being steadfast and through the encouragement the Scriptures give, we might hold our hope fast.

On the contrary, as a servant of God I try in every way to commend myself to them, through my great endurance in troubles, difficulties, hardships,

Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation,

for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

As a result, we ourselves speak of you with pride in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in the face of all the persecutions and troubles you are having to endure.

May the Lord guide your hearts into a sense of God's love and into a steadfastness like Christ's.

so that you may never grow careless, but may learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and endurance are the possessors of God's promises.

but you will need endurance if you are to carry out God's will and receive the blessing he has promised.

Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered,

for you know that the testing of your faith leads to steadfastness,

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains.

I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.

I know what you have done; your hard work and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, and that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles when they were not, and have found them to be impostors.

Whoever is destined for captivity will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. On this fact rests the endurance and fidelity of God's people.

On this fact rests the endurance of God's people, who obey God's commands and cling to their faith in Jesus.

Godliness

For his divine power has given us every requisite for life and piety, through our coming to know him who through his glory and excellence called us to him.

If all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what holy and pious lives you ought to lead,

for emperors and all who are in authority, so that we may live tranquil, quiet lives, with perfect piety and probity.

No one can deny the profundity of the divine truth of our religion! "He was revealed in flesh, He was vindicated by the Spirit, He was seen by the angels, He was proclaimed among the heathen, He was believed in throughout the world, He was taken up into glory."

But let worldly fictions and old wives' tales alone. Train yourself for the religious life.

Anyone who teaches different views and does not agree with the wholesome instruction which comes from our Lord Jesus Christ, and with religious teaching

keeping up the forms of religion, but resisting its influence. Avoid such people.

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to arouse faith in those whom God has chosen, and the comprehension of religious truth,

General references

And should serve him in holiness and uprightness, unafraid, In his own presence all our lives.