2 Peter 1:9

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2 Peter 1:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

8 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.

9 But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

10 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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2 Peter 1:5

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

2 Peter 1:6

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

2 Peter 1:7

and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 18:22

On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.

Galatians 5:13

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

James 2:15

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

James 2:16

If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

James 2:17

So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

James 2:18

But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

James 2:19

You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

James 2:20

O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

James 2:21

Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

James 2:22

You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

James 2:23

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

James 2:24

As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

James 2:25

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

James 2:26

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

John 9:41

“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

2 Corinthians 4:3

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

1 John 2:9

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

1 John 2:10

Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Revelation 3:17

You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

2 Peter 1:4

Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

2 Peter 2:18

With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

2 Peter 2:19

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

2 Peter 2:20

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

Romans 6:1

What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?

Romans 6:2

Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?

Romans 6:3

Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Romans 6:4

We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:11

So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 5:26

to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

1 Peter 3:21

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.