2 Peter 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

In you

And abound

They

John 15:7

2 Corinthians 5:13

Barren

Hebrews 6:12

In

2 Peter 1:2

General references

Luke 1:75

Bible References

In you

but I know you, that you have not the love of God in you.

and by their prayer for you, greatly longing for you on account of the abounding grace of God upon you.

Try yourselves, whether you are in the faith; prove yourselves; or know you not yourselves that Christ is in you unless you are reprobates?

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching with all wisdom, and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God,

that your participation of the faith may be made effectual by a knowledge of all the good which we have in Christ Jesus.

And abound

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

that in much trying affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding,

founded and built up in him, and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching with all wisdom, and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God,

and the Lord cause you to be full and abound with love one to another and to all men, as we also to you,

FINALLY, therefore, brothers, we beseech and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, as you have received from us how you ought to walk and please God, that you abound still more.

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers, as is fit, because your faith increases greatly, and the love of every one of you all one for another abounds,

They

If you continue in me, and my words continue in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be [given] you.

For if we are beside ourselves it is for God; and if we are sober it is for you.

Barren

And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market;

And his Lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather whence I have not scattered?

be not slothful in business, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord,

and at the same time also, being idle, they learn to go from house to house, and not only are they idle, they are also tattlers and mischief makers, saying what they ought not.

that you be not stupid, but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

In

Grace and peace be multiplied to you by a knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

General references

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.