2 Peter 1:7
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
2 Peter 1:7 in other translations
| BSB | and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. |
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| WEB | and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. |
| ASV | and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love. |
| YLT | and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; |
| DARBY | ingodliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love: |
| BBE | And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself. |
| Webster | And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. |
What does 2 Peter 1:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
And to brotherly kindness charity. Love to all mankind. There is to be a peculiar affection for Christians as of the same family; there is to be a true and warm love, however, for all the race. 1Cor 13:1, seq.
(f) "kindness" Jn 13:34,35 (g) "brotherly kindness" 1Cor 13:1-5 (+) "charity" "Love"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Peter 1:1-11
Chapter Outline Exhortations to add the exercise of various other graces to faith. (1-11) The apostle looks forward to his approaching decease. (12-15) And confirms the truth of the gospel, relating to Christ's appearing to judgment. (16-21) Verses 1-11 Faith unites the weak believer to Christ, as really as it does the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another; and every sincere believer is by…
2 Peter 1:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for 2 Peter 1:7
- Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
- Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
- 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. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
- 1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
- 1 John 3:16
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- 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 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
- 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. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, …
- 1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
- 1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 2 Peter 1:6
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
- 2 Peter 1:7
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
- 2 Peter 1:8
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.
2 Peter 1:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y en el temor de Dios, amor fraternal, y en el amor fraternal caridad. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et à la piété, l’affection fraternelle; et à l’affection fraternelle, l’amour; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | in der Gottseligkeit aber die Bruderliebe, in der Bruderliebe aber die Liebe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | in pietate autem amorem fraternitatis, in amore autem fraternitatis caritatem. |