2 Peter 1:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.

Bible in Basic English

And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And in godliness, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity.

Free Bible Version

add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.

Geneva Bible 1599

And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

And make sure that you not only ◄are godly/live in a way that pleases God►, but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters ought to have for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love others.

Unlocked Literal Bible

to godliness add brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection add love.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Young's Literal Translation

and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

Context

Partakers of the Divine Nature

⁶and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;⁷and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.⁸For 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.

Sermons

2 Peter 1:7

John Gill

Christian Fellowship

Thomas Reade

Summary

In 2 Peter 1:7, the apostle Peter is outlining the qualities that Christians should possess in increasing measure. Here, he emphasizes godliness as a key attribute that believers should cultivate. Godliness involves living a life that is pleasing to God, characterized by reverence, piety, and devotion. It reflects a deep respect and awe for God, leading to a lifestyle that honors Him in all things. Peter encourages believers to strive for godliness alongside other virtues such as brotherly affection and love, highlighting its importance in the Christian walk.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Brotherly kindness - Φιλαδελφιαν· Love of the brotherhood - the strongest attachment to Christ's flock; feeling each as a member of your own body. Charity - Αγαπην· Love to the whole human race, even to your persecutors: love to God and the brethren they had; love to all mankind they must also have. True religion is neither selfish nor insulated; where the love of God is, bigotry cannot exist. Narrow, selfish people, and people of a party, who scarcely have any hope of the salvation of those who do not believe as they believe, and who do not follow with them, have scarcely any religion, though in their own apprehension none is so truly orthodox or religious as themselves. After αγαπην, love, one MS. adds these words, εν δε τη αγαπῃ την παρακλησιν, and to this love consolation; but this is an idle and useless addition.