"But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old s…" — 2 Peter 1:9

2 Peter 1:9 · KJV

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

— 2 Peter 1:9

Verse 8

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}

Verse 10

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

2 Peter 1 — Context

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.

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Cross References

1 John 2:9-11

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

2 Peter 2:18-20

For when they speak great swelling {words} of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, {through much} wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. {clean: or, for a little, or, a while, as some read}

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Ephesians 5:26

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Romans 6:1-4

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

James 2:14-26

What {doth it} profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Romans 6:11

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.