Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. New Living Translation and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. English Standard Version and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. Berean Standard Bible and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. Berean Literal Bible and into godliness brotherly affection, and into brotherly affection love. King James Bible And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. New King James Version to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. New American Standard Bible and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. NASB 1995 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. NASB 1977 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. Legacy Standard Bible and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. Amplified Bible and in your godliness, brotherly affection, and in your brotherly affection, [develop Christian] love [that is, learn to unselfishly seek the best for others and to do things for their benefit]. Christian Standard Bible godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. Holman Christian Standard Bible godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. American Standard Version and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love. Contemporary English Version concern for others, and love. English Revised Version and in your godliness love of the brethren; and in your love of the brethren love. GOD'S WORD® Translation to godliness add Christian affection; and to Christian affection add love. Good News Translation to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love. International Standard Version your godliness with brotherly kindness, and your brotherly kindness with love. Majority Standard Bible and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. NET Bible to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love. New Heart English Bible and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. Webster's Bible Translation And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. Weymouth New Testament along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love. World English Bible and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love; Berean Literal Bible and into godliness brotherly affection, and into brotherly affection love. Young's Literal Translation and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; Smith's Literal Translation And in devotion brotherly love; and in brotherly love, love. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd in godliness, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity. Catholic Public Domain Version and in piety, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity. New American Bible devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love. New Revised Standard Version and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But unto the worship of God, the affection of the brotherhood, but unto affection of the brotherhood, love. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. Godbey New Testament and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness divine love. Haweis New Testament and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love. Mace New Testament to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence. Weymouth New Testament along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love. Worrell New Testament and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. Worsley New Testament and to piety brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection charity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Partakers of the Divine Nature…6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ... Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 1 John 3:16-18 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. / If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ... 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. Ephesians 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Hebrews 13:1 Continue in brotherly love. Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 1 John 4:20-21 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well. Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. Treasury of Scripture And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. brotherly. John 13:34,35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another… Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: charity. 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal… Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Jump to Previous Affection Brotherly Charity Endurance Fear Godliness Itself Kindness Love Piety PowerJump to Next Affection Brotherly Charity Endurance Fear Godliness Itself Kindness Love Piety Power2 Peter 1 1. Peter confirms the hope of the increase of God's grace,5. exhorts them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling sure; 12. whereof he is careful to remind them, knowing that his death is at hand; 16. and assures them of the authenticity of the Gospel, by the eyewitness of the apostles and the prophets. and to godliness The Greek word for "godliness" is "eusebeia," which denotes a profound respect and reverence for God. In the context of 2 Peter, this term suggests a life that reflects the character and holiness of God. Historically, godliness was a central theme in early Christian communities, emphasizing the transformation of believers into the likeness of Christ. This transformation is not merely external but involves a deep, internal change that aligns one's actions and thoughts with God's will. The call to godliness is a reminder of the believer's ongoing sanctification process, where one's life becomes a testament to God's presence and power. brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness, love Each in this noble chain of virtues prepares the way for the next, and is supplemented and perfected by it. It begins with faith, and it ends (like St. Paul's list of virtues, Colossians 3:12-14) with charity. But we must not insist too strongly upon the order in the series, as being either logically or chronologically necessary. It is a natural order that is here given, but not the only one. These three verses are the First Epistle condensed. Each one of the virtues mentioned here is represented quite distinctly in 1 Peter: virtue, 1Peter 1:13; knowledge, 1Peter 3:15; self-control, 1Peter 1:14; 1Peter 2:11; patience, 1Peter 1:6; 1Peter 2:21; godliness, 1Peter 1:15-16; 1Peter 3:4; love of the brethren, 1Peter 1:22; 1Peter 3:8; charity, 1Peter 4:8. The list of virtues given in the Epistle of Barnabas 2 runs thus:--Faith, fear, patience, long - suffering, temperance, wisdom, prudence, science, knowledge. The very slight amount of similarity affords no ground for supposing that the writer was acquainted with 2 Peter. . . . Verse 7. - And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. The word for "brotherly kindness" (φιλαδελφία) is another link between the two Epistles (see 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 3:8). "In your godliness," St. Peter says, "ye must develop brotherly kindness, the unfeigned love of the brethren;" for "every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him" (1 John 5:1). And as God is loving unto every man, and "maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good," so Christians, who are taught to be followers (imitators) of God (Ephesians 5:1), must learn in the exercise of love toward the brethren that larger love which embraces all men in an ever-widening circle (comp. 1 Thessalonians 3:12). Thus love, the greatest of all Christian graces (1 Corinthians 13:13), is the climax in St. Peter's list. Out of faith, the root, spring the seven fair fruits of holiness, of which holy love is the fairest and the sweetest (comp. Ignatius, 'Ad Ephes.,' 14. Ἀρχὴ μὲν πίστις, τέλος δὲ ἀγάπη). No grace can remain alone; each grace, as it is gradually formed in the soul, tends to develop and strengthen others; all graces meet in that highest grace of charity, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before God. Bengel says well, "Praeseus quisque gradus subsequentem parit et facilem reddit, subsequens priorem temperat ac perficit."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek andδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. to ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. godliness, εὐσεβείᾳ (eusebeia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2150: Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme. brotherly kindness; φιλαδελφίαν (philadelphian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5360: Brotherly love, love of Christian brethren. From philadelphos; fraternal affection. and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. to ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. brotherly kindness, φιλαδελφίᾳ (philadelphia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 5360: Brotherly love, love of Christian brethren. From philadelphos; fraternal affection. love. ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. Links 2 Peter 1:7 NIV2 Peter 1:7 NLT 2 Peter 1:7 ESV 2 Peter 1:7 NASB 2 Peter 1:7 KJV 2 Peter 1:7 BibleApps.com 2 Peter 1:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Peter 1:7 Chinese Bible 2 Peter 1:7 French Bible 2 Peter 1:7 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Peter 1:7 And in godliness brotherly affection (2 Pet. 2P iiP ii Pet) |
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