"And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity." — 2 Peter 1:7

2 Peter 1:7 · KJV

“And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.”

— 2 Peter 1:7

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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. {barren: Gr. idle}

2 Peter 1 — Context

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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. {barren: Gr. idle}

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Cross References

Hebrews 13:1

Let brotherly love continue.

Romans 12:10

{Be} kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; {with...: or, in the love of the brethren}

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:

Colossians 3:14

And above all these things {put on} charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

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.

1 John 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

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.

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.