2 Peter 1:8
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For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.For 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.
In other translations
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.For 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.
Greek words
ταῦταtautaThese thingsG3778γὰρgarforG1063ὑμῖνhuminin youG4771ὑπάρχονταhuparchontabeingG5225καὶkaiandG2532πλεονάζονταpleonazontaaboundingG4121οὐκoukneitherG3756ἀργοὺςargousidleG692οὐδὲoudenorG3761ἀκάρπουςakarpousunfruitfulG175καθίστησινkathistēsinmake [you]G2525εἰςeisas toG1519τὴνtēntheG3588τοῦtouof theG3588κυρίουkuriouLordG2962ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424ΧριστοῦChristouChristG5547ἐπίγνωσιν.¶epignōsinknowledge.G1922
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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- John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- Titus 3:14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
- 2 Peter 1:2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
- Philemon 1:6That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
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