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 continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."

Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.

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

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

the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible, healthy in faith, in love, and in steadfastness;

Patience

But the portion in rich soil illustrates those who listen to the message, keep it in good and honest hearts, and in patience yield fruit.

By your endurance you will win your souls.

eternal life to those who patiently continue doing good and striving for glory, honor, and immortality,

And not only that, but this too: let us continue exulting in our sufferings, for we know that suffering produces endurance,

But a hope that is seen is not real hope, for who hopes for what he actually sees? But if we hope for something we do not see, we keep on patiently waiting for it.

For everything that was written in the earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by our patient endurance and through the encouragement the Scriptures bring we might continuously cherish our hope.

On the contrary, I am trying in everything to prove to people that I am a true servant of God: by my tremendous endurance in sorrows, distresses, difficulties;

then you will be perfectly empowered by His glorious might for every sort of joyous endurance and forbearance,

for we can never for a moment before our God forget your energizing faith, your toiling love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

so that we are always boasting of you among the churches of God for your patient endurance and faith, in spite of your persecutions and crushing sorrows which you are enduring.

May the Lord guide you into a realization of God's love for you and into a patient endurance like Christ's.

so that you may not grow careless, but may follow the example of those who through their faith and patient endurance are now possessors of the blessings promised.

Indeed, to carry out the will of God and to receive the blessing He has promised, you need endurance, for:

Therefore, as we have so vast a crowd of spectators in the grandstands, let us throw off every impediment and the sin that easily entangles our feet, and run with endurance the race for which we are entered,

for you surely know that what is genuine in your faith produces the patient mind that endures;

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer keeps on waiting and waiting for the precious crop from his land; how he keeps up his patience over it until he gets the early and late rains,

I, John, your brother and companion with you in the trouble, the kingdom, and the patient endurance which Jesus gives, found myself on the island called Patmos, for preaching God's message and testifying to Jesus.

"I know what you have done; your hard work and patient endurance; that you cannot tolerate wicked persons; that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles although they were not, and have found them to be imposters,

Whoever leads others into captivity will go into captivity himself. Whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword himself. In this way will be shown the patient endurance and the fidelity of God's people.

In this way is shown the patient endurance of God's people, who always cling to God's commands and their faith in Jesus.

Godliness

because His divine power has given us everything that is needful for life and piety, through our full knowledge of Him who through His glory and excellence has called us to Him.

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

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead peaceful, quiet lives in perfect piety and seriousness.

Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."

But make it your habit to let worldly and old women's stories alone. Continue training yourself for the religious life.

If anyone teaches different doctrines and refuses to agree with the wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the teaching that is in accordance with true religion,

keeping up the forms of religion but not giving expression to its power. Avoid such people.

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to stimulate faith in God's chosen people and to lead them on to a full knowledge of religious truth,

General references

in holiness and uprightness In His own presence all our days.