II Peter 1:8
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Peter urged believers to add virtue, knowledge, self-control, and love to their faith so as to make their calling and election sure, since these qualities keep one from being unfruitful. He affirmed that he and the other apostles were eyewitnesses of Christ's majesty and that prophecy came not by human will but by men moved by the Holy Ghost.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 5:42II Corinthians 9:14II Corinthians 13:5Philippians 2:5Colossians 3:16Philemon 1:6I Corinthians 15:58II Corinthians 8:2II Corinthians 8:7Philippians 1:9Colossians 2:7I Thessalonians 3:12
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