2 Peter 1:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:15

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

Matthew 13:22

And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

Matthew 20:3

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing;

Matthew 20:6

And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?

Matthew 25:26

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

John 15:2

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

John 5:42

I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

Romans 12:11

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

1 Corinthians 15:58

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Make a test of yourselves, if you are in the faith; make certain of yourselves. Or are you not conscious in yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, if you are truly Christ's?

2 Corinthians 8:2

How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

2 Corinthians 8:7

And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

2 Corinthians 9:14

While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.

Philippians 1:9

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

Philippians 2:5

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

Philippians 3:8

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

Colossians 1:10

Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 2:7

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

1 Thessalonians 4:1

And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

1 Timothy 5:13

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

Titus 3:14

And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.

Philemon 1:6

That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

Hebrews 6:12

So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

2 Peter 1:2

May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

2 Peter 1:3

Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

2 Peter 2:20

For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.

2 Peter 3:18

But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.