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2 Peter 1:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
beside
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
pareisphero (Greek #3923)
to bear in alongside, i.e. introduce simultaneously
KJV usage: give.
Pronounce: par-ice-fer'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 1533
this
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
touto (Greek #5124)
that thing
KJV usage: here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
Pronounce: too'-to
Origin: neuter singular nominative or accusative case of 3778
, giving
pareisphero (Greek #3923)
to bear in alongside, i.e. introduce simultaneously
KJV usage: give.
Pronounce: par-ice-fer'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 1533
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
diligence
spoude (Greek #4710)
"speed", i.e. (by implication) despatch, eagerness, earnestness
KJV usage: business, (earnest) care(-fulness), diligence, forwardness, haste.
Pronounce: spoo-day'
Origin: from 4692
, add
epichoregeo (Greek #2023)
to furnish besides, i.e. fully supply, (figuratively) aid or contribute
KJV usage: add, minister (nourishment, unto).
Pronounce: ep-ee-khor-ayg-eh'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 5524
to
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
faith
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pistis (Greek #4102)
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
KJV usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Pronounce: pis'-tis
Origin: from 3982
virtue
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
arete (Greek #703)
properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)
KJV usage: praise, virtue.
Pronounce: ar-et'-ay
Origin: from the same as 730
o; and
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
to
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
virtue
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
arete (Greek #703)
properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)
KJV usage: praise, virtue.
Pronounce: ar-et'-ay
Origin: from the same as 730
knowledge
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gnosis (Greek #1108)
knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge
KJV usage: knowledge, science.
Pronounce: gno'-sis
Origin: from 1097
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Phil. 4:8• 8For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if any praise, think on these things. (Phil. 4:8)
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Phil. 1:9• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, (Phil. 1:9)

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Ministry on This Verse

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beside.
Luke 16:26• 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us. (Luke 16:26)
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Luke 24:21• 21But *we* had hoped that *he* was the one who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place. (Luke 24:21)
giving.
2 Peter 1:10• 10Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall; (2 Peter 1:10)
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2 Peter 3:14,18• 14Wherefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless;
 18but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. (2 Peter 3:14,18)
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Psa. 119:4• 4Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently. (Psa. 119:4)
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Prov. 4:23• 23Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. (Prov. 4:23)
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Isa. 55:2• 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa. 55:2)
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Zech. 6:15• 15And they that are far off shall come and build at the temple of Jehovah: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God. (Zech. 6:15)
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John 6:27• 27Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, even God. (John 6:27)
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Phil. 2:12• 12So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, (Phil. 2:12)
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Heb. 6:11• 11But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end; (Heb. 6:11)
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Heb. 11:6• 6But without faith it is impossible to please him. For he that draws near to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them who seek him out. (Heb. 11:6)
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Heb. 12:15• 15watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it; (Heb. 12:15)
virtue.
2 Peter 1:3• 3As his divine power has given to us all things which relate to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us by glory and virtue, (2 Peter 1:3)
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Phil. 4:8• 8For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if any praise, think on these things. (Phil. 4:8)
knowledge.
2 Peter 1:2• 2Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. (2 Peter 1:2)
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2 Peter 3:18• 18but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)
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1 Cor. 14:20• 20Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men. (1 Cor. 14:20)
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Eph. 1:17‑18• 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,
 18being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (Eph. 1:17‑18)
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Eph. 5:17• 17For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord. (Eph. 5:17)
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Phil. 1:9• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, (Phil. 1:9)
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Col. 1:9• 9For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard of your faith and love, do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, (Col. 1:9)
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1 Peter 3:7• 7Ye husbands likewise, dwell with them according to knowledge, as with a weaker, even the female, vessel, giving them honour, as also fellow-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. (1 Peter 3:7)
• faith as the starting-point to furnish the necessary and blessed elements that form Christian character, from moral courage to divine love reproduced in the heart and ways, with the happy result where they exist and abound, with the sad effect where they are 'lacking. (book #18170)
• The divine nature in all its qualities is to be seen in the Christian. I think the word adding gives the wrong idea; adding conveys the thought of something fresh introduced. It is rather, Do not be without any of the qualities of this divine life — the life of Christ. (“Partakers of the Divine Nature” by W.T.P. Wolston)
• virtue. This is the first thing. It is, as we have said, the moral courage which overcomes difficulties and governs the heart by curbing all action of the old nature. (“2 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)
• Where there is this virtue, it is very precious to add knowledge to it. We have then divine wisdom and intelligence to guide our walk. (“2 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)
• Verses 5 to 7 indicate the way in which we are responsible to work out into practical effect that which we have received, so that God’s object is reached. (“2 Peter 1” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But for this very reason also, using therewitha all diligence, in your faith have alsob virtue, in virtue knowledge,

JND Translation Notes

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"Bringing in besides," or "along with," "by the side of the other."
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Lit "supply," "furnish besides." It is the aorist.

W. Kelly Translation

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But for this very thing alsoa, bringing in besides all diligence, in your faith supplyb virtue, and in virtue knowledge,

WK Translation Notes

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I do not doubt that the ordinary text is the true one. If so, it would seem that there is an ellipse of dia, or kata, and the sense is, "but also for," or "in respect to, this very thing" (i.e. referring to the verse before.) Such is the grammatical construction, confirmed by the best versions.
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In the RV "in" your faith is right, as well as "supply," not "as to" or "as regards," and so throughout verses 6 and 7.