2 Peter 1:5 - The Scriptures 2009

⁵ And for this reason do your utmost to add to your belief uprightness, to uprightness knowledge,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence),

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

Common English Bible

⁵ This is why you must make every effort to add moral excellence to your faith; and to moral excellence, knowledge;

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ But as for you, taking up every concern, minister virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;

2 Peter 1:5 Cross References

Psalm 119:4

You have commanded us To guard Your orders diligently.

Proverbs 4:23

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For out of it are the sources of life.

Isaiah 55:2

“Why do you weigh out silver for what is not bread, and your labour for what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to Me, and eat what is good, and let your being delight itself in fatness.

Zechariah 6:15

“And those who are far away shall come and build the Hĕḵal of יהוה. And you shall know that יהוה of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall be, if you diligently obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim.”

Luke 16:26

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set, so that those who wish to pass from here to you are unable, nor do those from there pass to us.’

Luke 24:21

We, however, were expecting that it was He who was going to redeem Yisra’ĕl. But besides all this, today is the third day since these matters took place.

John 6:27

Do not labour for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to everlasting life, which the Son of Aḏam shall give you, for the Father, Elohim, has set His seal on Him.”

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking, but in evil be babes, and in your thinking be perfect.

Ephesians 5:17

So then do not be foolish, but understand what the desire of יהוה is.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love might extend more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

Philippians 2:12

So that, my beloved, as you always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much rather in my absence – work out your own deliverance with fear and trembling,

Philippians 4:8

For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any uprightness and if there is any praise – think on these.

Colossians 1:9

That is also why we, from the day we heard, have not ceased praying for you, and asking that you be filled with the knowledge of His desire in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Colossians 2:3

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Hebrews 11:6

But without belief it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to Elohim has to believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one falls short of the favour of Elohim, that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, by which many become defiled,

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same eagerness, to the entire confirmation of expectation until the end,

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Yehoshua and said to him, “Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Do not make all the people toil up there, for the people of Ai are few.”

1 Peter 3:7

In the same way, husbands, live understandingly together, giving respect to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the favour of life, so that your prayers are not hindered.

2 Peter 1:10

For this reason, brothers, all the more do your utmost to make firm your calling and choosing, for if you are doing these matters you shall never stumble at all,

2 Peter 1:11

for in this way an entrance into the everlasting reign of our Master and Saviour יהושע Messiah shall be richly supplied to you.

2 Peter 3:14

So then, beloved ones, looking forward to this, do your utmost to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

2 Peter 3:18

but grow in the favour and knowledge of our Master and Saviour יהושע Messiah. To Him be the esteem both now and to a day that abides. Amĕn.