Ephesians 5:9
9(for athe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),Philippians 1:11
11filled bwith the fruit of righteousness that comes cthrough Jesus Christ, dto the glory and praise of God.Philippians 4:13
13I can do all things ethrough him who strengthens me.Philippians 4:17
17 fNot that I seek the gift, but I seek gthe fruit that increases to your credit. ▼▼Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account
Colossians 1:6
6which has come to you, as indeed iin the whole world it is jbearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you kheard it and understood lthe grace of God in truth,Colossians 1:10
10so as mto walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, nfully pleasing to him: obearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;James 1:17
17 pEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from qthe Father of lights, rwith whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ▼▼Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
2 Peter 1:2-18
2 tMay grace and peace be multiplied to you uin the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.Confirm Your Calling and Election
3His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him vwho called us to ▼▼Or by
his own glory and excellence, ▼▼Or virtue
4by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become ypartakers of the divine nature, zhaving escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. 5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith aawith virtue, ▼▼Or excellence; twice in this verse
and virtue acwith knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control adwith steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7and godliness aewith brotherly affection, and brotherly affection afwith love. 8For if these qualities ▼▼Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or ahunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he aiis blind, having forgotten that he was ajcleansed from his former sins. 10Therefore, brothers, ▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and alelection, for if you practice these qualities amyou will never fall. 11For in this way there will be richly provided for you anan entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 12Therefore I intend aoalways to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in apthe truth that you have. 13I think it right, as long as I am in this aqbody, ▼
▼Greek tent; also verse 14
asto stir you up by way of reminder, 14 atsince I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, auas our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. Christ’s Glory and the Prophetic Word
16For we did not follow avcleverly devised awmyths when we made known to you axthe power and aycoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but azwe were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, ba“This is my beloved Son, ▼▼Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
with whom I am well pleased,” 18we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on bcthe holy mountain. 2 Peter 3:18
18But bdgrow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. beTo him be the glory both now and to the day of bfeternity. Amen.
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