And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
What does 2 Peter 1:5 mean?
Faith unites the weak believer to Christ, as really as it does the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another; and every sincere believer is by his faith justified in the sight of God.
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Keep this verse inside 2 Peter 1:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on 2 Peter 1:5
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And beside this - Και αυτο τουτο Kai auto touto. Something here is necessary to be understood in order to complete the sense. The reference is to 2 Peter 1:3 ; and the connection is, since 2 Peter 1:3 God has given us these exalted privileges and hopes, "in respect to this," (κατα kata or δια dia being understood,) or as a "consequence" fairly flowing from this, we ought to give all diligence that we may make good use of these advantages, and secure as high attainments as we possibly can.
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splendida peccata.
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And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And beside this - Και αυτο τουτο Kai auto touto.
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And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And beside this - Και αυτο τουτο Kai auto touto.
Context in 2 Peter 1
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2 Peter 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as growth in virtue and apostolic witness. Second Peter warns against false teachers, exhorts believers to growth in virtue, and reasserts the certainty of the Lord’s coming. Read this chapter with the wider themes of false teaching, growth, and memory in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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