2 Peter 1:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add patience; to your patience add devotion to God;

Cross References

2 Peter 1:3

Jesus has the power of God. And his power has given us everything we need to live a life devoted to God. We have these things because we know him. Jesus chose us by his glory and goodness,

Hebrews 10:36

You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, you will get what he promised you.

Luke 21:19

You will save yourselves by continuing strong in your faith through all these things.

Hebrews 12:1

We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall.

1 Corinthians 9:25

All who compete in the games use strict training. They do this so that they can win a prize—one that doesn’t last. But our prize is one that will last forever.

Titus 2:2

Teach the older men to have self-control, to be serious, and to be wise. They must be strong in faith, in love, and in patience.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these kinds of things.

Revelation 14:12

This means that God’s holy people must be patient. They must obey God’s commands and keep their faith in Jesus.

Revelation 2:2

“I know what you do, how hard you work and never give up. I know that you don’t accept evil people. You have tested those who say they are apostles but are not. You found that they are liars.

Titus 1:8

An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Every time we pray to God our Father, we thank him for all that you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:11

that God will strengthen you with his own great power so that you will be patient and not give up when troubles come. Then you will be happy

2 Corinthians 6:4

But in every way we show that we are servants of God. We never give up, even though we face troubles, difficulties, and problems of every kind.

Romans 8:25

But we are hoping for something we don’t have yet, and we are waiting for it patiently.

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give eternal life to them.

Acts 24:25

But Felix became afraid when Paul spoke about things like doing right, self-control, and the judgment that will come in the future. He said, “Go away now. When I have more time, I will call for you.”

Luke 8:15

And what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey it and patiently produce a good crop.

Psalm 37:7

Trust in the Lord and wait quietly for his help. Don’t be angry when people make evil plans and succeed.

Romans 15:4

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

Revelation 13:10

Whoever is to be a prisoner, will be a prisoner. Whoever is to be killed with a sword, will be killed with a sword. This means that God’s holy people must have patience and faith.

Revelation 1:9

I am John, your fellow believer. We are together in Jesus, and we share these things: suffering, the kingdom, and patient endurance. I was on the island of Patmos because I was faithful to God’s message and to the truth of Jesus.

2 Peter 3:11

Everything will be destroyed in this way. So what kind of people should you be? Your lives should be holy and devoted to God.

Hebrews 6:15

Abraham waited patiently for this to happen, and later he received what God promised.

Hebrews 6:12

We don’t want you to be lazy. We want you to be like those who, because of their faith and patience, will get what God has promised.

Titus 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help God’s chosen people have faith and understand the truth that produces a life of devotion to God.

2 Timothy 3:5

They will go on pretending to be devoted to God, but they will refuse to let that “devotion” change the way they live. Stay away from these people!

1 Timothy 6:11

But you belong to God. So you should stay away from all those things. Always try to do what is right, to be devoted to God, and to have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

1 Timothy 6:6

Devotion to God is, in fact, a way for people to be very rich, but only if it makes them satisfied with what they have.

1 Timothy 6:3

Some people will teach what is false and will not agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. They will not accept the teaching that produces a life of devotion to God.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without a doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great: Christ was shown to us in human form; the Spirit proved that he was right; he was seen by angels. The message about him was told to the nations; people in the world believed in him; he was taken up to heaven in glory.

1 Timothy 2:10

But they should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. That is more appropriate for women who say they are devoted to God.

1 Timothy 2:2

You should pray for rulers and for all who have authority. Pray for these leaders so that we can live quiet and peaceful lives—lives full of devotion to God and respect for him.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

We pray that the Lord will cause you to feel God’s love and remember Christ’s patient endurance.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

So we tell the other churches of God how proud we are of you. We tell them how you patiently continue to be strong and have faith, even though you are being persecuted and are suffering many troubles.

Isaiah 57:1

All the good people are gone, and no one even noticed. The loyal followers were gathered up, but no one knows why. The reason they were gathered up is that trouble is coming.

Genesis 5:24

One day Enoch was walking with God, and he disappeared. God took him.